News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Women leaders at Minsk forum: All we are asking for is equality – is that too much?
Publishing date: 25 October 2018
One hundred women leaders gathered to explore challenges and ways forward towards women’s empowerment and leadership at the second International Forum of Women Leaders in Minsk on 25 and 26 October 2018. The event to help advance gender equality in the OSCE region was co-organized by the OSCE
Participants discuss good practices for combating intolerance and discrimination, especially regarding religion or belief, at OSCE conference in Rome
Publishing date: 23 October 2018
ROME, 23 October 2018 – Government officials and representatives of civil society and religious communities discussed good practices for addressing racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination, including on the basis of gender, and for countering anti-Semitism and intolerance against Muslims, Christians and members of other religions at an OSCE conference in Rome yesterday...
Political and electoral participation of persons with disabilities focus of ODIHR-supported regional conference in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
Enhancing the political and electoral participation of persons with disabilities was at the centre of discussions during a conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Balkans Independent Disability Framework on 16 and 17 October 2018 in Belgrade.
New ODIHR study highlights recommendations for increasing effectiveness of regional gender equality mechanisms in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
A presentation of a new report commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that examines the effectiveness of gender equality mechanisms at the regional level in Ukraine, was hosted by the Equal Opportunities Caucus of Ukraine’s parliament on 12 October 2018 in Kyiv.
ODIHR, OSCE Presence and Albania’s Interior Ministry train police and civil society to enhance responses to gender-based violence
Publishing date: 10 October 2018
Enhancing responses to sexual and gender-based violence in Albania was the focus of a capacity building event that brought together police officers and civil society representatives in Tirana on 8 and 9 October 2018. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
On International Day against Death Penalty, OSCE/ODIHR Director raises concern over suggestions in some states to reintroduce capital punishment in certain instances
Publishing date: 10 October 2018
WARSAW, 10 October 2018 – While underlining that most OSCE participating States had fully abolished capital punishment, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed concern over suggestions in some countries that the death penalty be re-introduced in certain instances.
Human rights education key to secure, inclusive societies, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 8 October 2018
VIENNA, 8 October 2018 –Education is key to promoting human rights, peaceful coexistence and security in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...