News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
Warsaw to host conference on role of democratic institutions
Publishing date: 10 May 2004
WARSAW, 10 May 2004- Challenges to the democratic process in both developing and established democracies will be the focus of a three-day conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw, beginning Wednesday, 12 May. The event is organized by the...
OSCE 'Berlin Declaration' sets out concrete measures to fight anti-Semitism
Publishing date: 29 April 2004
BERLIN, 29 April 2004- The OSCE's second Conference on anti-Semitism ended today with a ringing condemnation of all acts motivated by anti-Semitism or other forms of religious or racial hatred, and States agreed to take specific, practical counter...