News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International observers welcome election of president in Serbia
Publishing date: 28 June 2004
BELGRADE, 28 June 2004- In a preliminary statement issued today, observers from ODIHR and the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded that the presidential election in Serbia was conducted essentially in line with OSCE commitments and CoE standards...
OSCE Office in Baku supports conference on reforms to Azerbaijani Bar System
Publishing date: 25 June 2004
BAKU, 25 June 2004- The implementation of newly adopted amendments to the Law on Advocates and ways of ensuring that judicial reforms bring sustainable results were the focus of a conference supported by the OSCE Office in Baku. The two-day event...
International observers welcome Serbia's progress towards electing president
Publishing date: 14 June 2004
BELGRADE, 14 June 2004- In a preliminary statement issued today, observers from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, positively assessed...
OSCE Office assists in prison reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 May 2004
YEREVAN, 24 May 2004- Computers and specially developed software, handed over today to the Criminal Executive Department of the Ministry of Justice by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, will help social rehabilitation programmes in Armenian prisons. The...
OSCE/ODIHR begins observation of presidential election in Serbia
Publishing date: 18 May 2004
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 18 May 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission to observe the presidential election in the Republic of Serbia/Serbia and Montenegro on 13 June...
OSCE/ODIHR calls for more civic awareness and less cynicism towards democratic institutions
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
WARSAW, 17 May 2004- The first OSCE conference on democratic institutions and governance concluded with a call for more civic awareness and civic education to counter the growing cynicism among the public towards democratic institutions...
OSCE/ODIHR handbook emphasizes human rights of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 14 May 2004
WARSAW, 14 May 2004-A new handbook published by a leading European human rights organization, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, focuses on improving protection of the human rights of trafficking victims. It also provides...