News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman expresses consternation at Ukraine's decision to return Uzbek asylum seekers
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 17 February 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht has expressed his consternation at the decision taken by the Ukrainian authorities to extradite 11 Uzbek asylum seekers back to Uzbekistan. "This forcible repatriation...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent to present handbook on human rights commitments
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
TASHKENT, 16 February 2006- A handbook featuring fundamental OSCE human rights obligations and documents will be presented tomorrow in Tashkent...
Gender equality focus of training course supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent
Publishing date: 19 September 2005
TASHKENT, 19 September 2005- Gender equality and international standards in the field are the focus of a training course in the Uzbek capital this week, supported by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, the Swiss Embassy and the Asian Development Bank...
OSCE Secretary General visits Tashkent, calls for stronger ties with Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 29 July 2005
TASHKENT, 29 July 2005- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut stressed the need to strengthen the relationship between the Organization and Uzbekistan in talks here with President Islam Karimov and Foreign Minister Elyer Ganiyev on...
OSCE Centre to hold training course on monitoring human rights in Uzbek prisons
Publishing date: 14 July 2005
BUKHARA, 14 July 2005- Monitoring of human rights in Uzbek prisons and detention facilities will be the focus of a training course organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent from 15 to 19 July in Bukhara. The course aims to build the capacity for...
OSCE Tashkent Centre opens Internet cafe for journalists in Samarkand
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
SAMARKAND, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent has launched its second Internet Cafe for Journalists today, opening new possibilities for media professionals who need access to the up-to-date global information network. "Free and professional...
OSCE Tashkent Centre trains Uzbekistan's civil society organizations on public advocacy
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
TASHKENT, 7 July 2005- Twenty-five members of civil society organizations from all over Uzbekistan are taking part in a training programme on the role of public advocacy in civil society, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. The four-day event...