News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan concerned over cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia
Publishing date: 11 September 2013
YEREVAN, 11 September 2013 – The Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan Ambassador Andrey Sorokin issued the following statement today on recent cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia...
Parole system in Armenia needs urgent reform, says OSCE-supported study
Publishing date: 2 March 2012
YEREVAN, 2 March 2012 – The results and recommendations of an OSCE-supported study on early conditional release system (parole) in Armenia were discussed today in Yerevan...
OSCE starts prosecutorial reform project in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 August 2011
YEREVAN, 24 August 2011 – Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Aghvan Hovsepyan, the Armenian Prosecutor General, today signed a co-operation agreement on prosecutorial reform in Armenia...
OSCE Office supports public debate on Armenia's new draft legislation on religious freedoms
Publishing date: 19 August 2011
YEREVAN, 19 August 2011 – A new draft law on religious freedoms was debated today at a public discussion organized with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
Further reforms needed in Armenian police detention centres, OSCE-supported report says
Publishing date: 20 June 2011
YEREVAN, 20 June 2011 –– Efforts to bring Armenian police detention centres in line with national legislation and international human rights standards are progressing, but further improvement of national legislative framework and practice is needed, says an OSCE-supported report released today...
OSCE human rights chief says progress on judicial reform key for Armenia’s democratic development
Publishing date: 10 March 2011
YEREVAN, 10 March 2011 – The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, stressed today the importance of furthering judicial reform for the country...
OSCE Office promotes respect for human rights in Armenia's army
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
YEREVAN, 22 February 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion held today in Yerevan focused on international best practices for democratic control of the armed forces and human rights protection in the military...