News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps organize forum on human rights standards and security legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 April 2005
ALMATY, 20 April 2005- Legislative initiatives in the field of national security and their compliance with international standards will be the focus of a forum in Astana on 22 April, which will bring together representatives of...
Joint Kyrgyz-OSCE workplan will help stabilize the country, Chairman-in-Office says in Bishkek
Publishing date: 18 April 2005
BISHKEK, 18 April 2005- The new political leadership in Kyrgyzstan today discussed with the visiting OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, a joint OSCE-Kyrgyz workplan to help the country maintain stability...
Head of OSCE Minsk Office says closing of opinion poll institute in Belarus is regrettable
Publishing date: 18 April 2005
MINSK, 18 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, today expressed regret over the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Belarus to liquidate the Independent Institute of Social, Economic and Political...
ODIHR concerned at infringement to freedom of association in new Kazakhstan election law
Publishing date: 15 April 2005
WARSAW, 15 April 2005- The Director for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has expressed his concerns with newly adopted amendments to the election law in Kazakhstan. Ambassador Christian Strohal addressed...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative presents plan to help maintain stability in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 April 2005
VIENNA, 14 April 2005- A workplan to support stability and security in Kyrgyzstan- as it enters into a three-month presidential election campaign- has been put together with the country's authorities, the OSCE heard today. Alojz Peterle...
OSCE Mission sees positive EU Feasibility Study on Serbia and Montenegro as encouragement for further reforms
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
BELGRADE, 12 April 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomes the latest developments in the country, which have led to the European Commission's positive Feasibility Study. "I expect Serbia and Montenegro to further intensify efforts to...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue platform to fight corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
BISHKEK, 12 April 2005- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, together with the Secretariat of the Consultative Council on Good Governance, has held a roundtable to address current and general corruption problems. The importance of preventive measures in...