News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR, Venice Commission roundtable discussion in Warsaw discusses recommendations to facilitate establishment and functioning of associations
Publishing date: 9 September 2014
Key challenges in creating an enabling legislative environment for associations were the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Warsaw by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission) on 8 and 9 September 2014.
Swiss OSCE Chairmanship concludes series of four regional civil society workshops with a two-day event in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 8 September 2014
Some 40 representatives from regional civil society organizations of the South Caucasus and international NGOs took part in a discussion in Tbilisi on 3 and 4 September 2014, organized jointly by the 2014 Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and the Georgian NGO Analytical Center for Interethnic Cooperation and Consultations. The focus of the event was on the prevention of torture, the independence of the judiciary, and the institutional and legal framework to combat discrimination...
Parliamentarians from Turkmenistan discuss law-making practices during OSCE-organized visit to Belarus
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
ASHGABAT, 29 August 2014 – Practical aspects of legislative drafting were the focus of an OSCE-organized study visit to Belarus by law-makers from Turkmenistan, which ended in Minsk today...
OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network marks 10-year anniversary
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 26 August 2014 – A three-day annual seminar of the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN), which marks its tenth anniversary this year, began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Youth Model Parliament programme promotes democratic principles among school pupils in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 August 2014
BISHKEK, 8 August 2014- Forty-four secondary school children will hold a session of the OSCE Youth Model Parliament in the hall of the Kyrgyz Parliament. The Youth Model Parliament programme is managed by the American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS) with the support of OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Children in Korça learn about OSCE Presence in Albania’s work
Publishing date: 7 August 2014
A group of some 90 children in the city of Korça, in south-west of Albania took part in interactive and fun activities organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania on 5 August 2014, to help them understand topics such as human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination...
OSCE PA human rights chair decries 'week of abuses' in Russia
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
COPENHAGEN, 25 July 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today expressed concern over events this week in Russia that appear aimed at stifling civil society and political dissent...