News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Region’s judicial training chiefs discuss war crimes justice programmes at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Podgorica
Publishing date: 20 December 2011
PODGORICA, 20 December 2011 – Representatives of judicial training institutions from the region met in Podgorica today to discuss how to step up their contribution to achieving justice in war crimes cases by providing effective training to judicial staff involved in such cases...
OSCE Centre supports independent monitoring of freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 December 2011
BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Better implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion that took place in Bishkek today among national authorities, international and national experts, as well as civil society and international organizations representatives...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps improve youth participation in decision making
Publishing date: 16 December 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 16 November 2011 – The OSCE Mission and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in Kosovo organized today a conference on youth participation in decision making for youth action councils, municipal staff and civil society representatives...
OSCE concludes project on torture prevention in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
DUSHANBE, 15 December 2011- Preventing torture through education and systematic oversight was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission to Moldova supports discussion to improve election legislation in Gagauzia
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
The election legislation of Moldova’s autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia was discussed at an OSCE-led roundtable meeting in Comrat on 13 December 2011. Representatives of the Gagauz authorities, the People’s Assembly, parties, civil society, media and the OSCE Mission discussed two sets of legislative proposals...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania commends nomination for People’s Advocate
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
TIRANA, 15 December 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth today welcomed nomination of a candidate for the position of the People’s Advocate (Ombudsman)...
OSCE Office in Baku trains detention facilities staff on rights of suspects and accused
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
From 12 to 13 December, the OSCE Office in Baku held a training course for police and penitentiary officers in the city of Ganja in western Azerbaijan on international standards related to the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...