News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR expert panel explores challenges to freedom of peaceful assembly
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
Challenges in promoting freedom of peaceful assembly in the OSCE area are the focus of a two-day meeting of an expert panel which opened in Warsaw on 8 May 2012...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue on Kazakhstan’s population registration legislation
Publishing date: 3 May 2012
ASTANA, 3 May 2012 – The challenges of developing a modern national population registration system were discussed today at a roundtable meeting jointly organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Fund for the Development of Parliamentarism in Kazakhstan...
ODIHR supports discussion on increasing women’s participation in political parties in Georgia
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
Measures to increase women’s participation as political party candidates in Georgia were the focus of a three-day event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi from 25 to 27 April 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of codes of ethics for parliamentarians at conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
The importance of a credible code of ethics for parliamentarians in building trust in democracy was highlighted at a conference held in Tbilisi by the Parliament of Georgia and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 April 2012...
OSCE Office trains youth on public relations and political campaigning
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
BAKU, 5 April 2012- A four-day training course on public relations and political campaigning organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for young political activists started today in Baku...
OSCE/ODIHR report recommends further reforms on judge selection in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Further reforms to the process for selecting judges in Kyrgyzstan are needed to ensure an independent judiciary, according to an OSCE report presented in Bishkek on 30 March 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes transparency and public participation in lawmaking at Belgrade workshop
Publishing date: 28 March 2012
Measures to increase transparency and public participation in the lawmaking process were the focus of a workshop in Belgrade on 26 and 27 March 2012, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia...