News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR and partners promote better legislation and regulation in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus at Tbilisi conference
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Tools and mechanisms to make legislative processes transparent and laws more effective were discussed at a two-day conference, co-organized by OSCE/ODIHR, on 20 and 21 October 2011 in Tbilisi...
ODIHR expert group formed to advise states on political party regulation
Publishing date: 6 October 2011
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) announced on 5 October the formation of the Core Group of Experts on Political Parties who will help to promote fair and effective regulation of political parties in the OSCE area...
OSCE human rights conference examines ways to promote freedom of movement
Publishing date: 30 September 2011
Freedom of movement was the focus of a special day during the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 29 September, as participants examined ways to help states deliver on their commitments in this area...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes working visit to Spain on penitentiary system
Publishing date: 29 September 2011
ASHGABAT, 29 September 2011 – Representatives from Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Presidential Administration discussed various aspects related to prison management during a working visit to Spain that concluded in Madrid today...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament representatives on legislative process and parliamentary control
Publishing date: 27 September 2011
BISHKEK, 27 September 2011 – A two-day OSCE-supported workshop on legislative process in the Parliament and control of legislation implementation started today in Bishkek...
OSCE/ODIHR Director discusses co-operation with Council of Europe Secretary General
Publishing date: 16 September 2011
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, met the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, in Warsaw on 15 September 2011 to discuss furthering strong co-operation between the two organizations...
Youth participation in decision-making processes key to democratic development, says OSCE Mission in Kosovo head
Publishing date: 15 September 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2011 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, 15 September, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...