News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports public monitoring of pre-trial detention centres in Armenia
Publishing date: 7 August 2006
YEREVAN, 7 August 2006- Human rights NGOs today began monitoring the conditions in pre-trial detention centres as part of a project supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE offices co-organize study tour for Armenian group on fighting human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 July 2006
YEREVAN, 14 July 2006- Representatives of Armenian non-governmental organizations, the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues and the police participated in a study tour to Odessa, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and...
OSCE Office co-hosts meeting on women's participation in elections in Armenia
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
YEREVAN, 11 July 2006- The role of women in the electoral process and their participation in politics is the focus of a meeting that opened today in the Armenian capital. Participants...
OSCE Office in Yerevan helps organize training on alternative sentencing
Publishing date: 10 July 2006
YEREVAN, 10 July 2006- A training course for personnel of the Armenian Justice Ministry's division for the execution of alternative punishment began today with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Office for Democratic Institutions and...
OSCE Office in Yerevan opens first local office outside capital
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday opened a local office in Kapan, the main city of Syunik province, with a ceremony attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Armen Baibourtian and Syunik Governor, Suren Khachatryan...
OSCE Yerevan Office presents its views on human rights to secondary school teachers
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- An OSCE human rights expert shared her knowledge today with 55 secondary school teachers who are taking a year-long class on human rights...
OSCE Yerevan Office co-organizes meeting to combat money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
YEREVAN, 27 June 2006- Armenian authorities learnt about modern tools in the fight against money-laundering and financing of terrorism today at a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...