News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Armenia’s Anti-Trafficking Draft Law discussed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
Armenia’s Draft Law on Identification of and Assistance to the Victims of Human Trafficking was in focus of a discussion held by the OSCE Office in Yerevan for government officials and representatives of civil society from 25 to 27 July 2014 in Aghveran, Armenia...
Human trafficking in Italy: latest report by OSCE
Publishing date: 14 July 2014
The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, in a report published today, praised the Italian Government for the steps it has taken to eliminate modern-day slavery following a two part country visit in June and July of 2013...
OSCE urges law enforcement to follow the money and crack down on human trafficking crimes
Publishing date: 14 July 2014
Law enforcement agencies need to focus on the financial proceeds of human trafficking in order to more effectively penalize the criminals who organize modern-day slavery networks, concludes a new publication launched by the OSCE today...
OSCE Presence in Albania launches project against child trafficking and exploitation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
The OSCE Presence in Albania presented on 7 July 2014 a project against child trafficking and exploitation...
Michael Georg Link takes up post as new ODIHR director
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
WARSAW, 2 July 2014 – Michael Georg Link of Germany assumed his new duties on Tuesday as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses gratitude to outgoing ODIHR Director Lenarčič
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
BERN, 30 June 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia, the outgoing Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), for his work over the last six years...
Children’s rights must be upheld, OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator says
Publishing date: 12 May 2014
Police, immigration authorities and other actors should ensure that child trafficking victims are not arrested or detained, but provided with access to justice, the OSCE acting Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, told a forum on missing children and child trafficking in Thessaloniki, Greece on 8 and 9 May 2014...