News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson expresses concern at Tymoshenko verdict, urges full transparency during appeal
Publishing date: 11 October 2011
VILNIUS, 11 October 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed concern at the conviction today of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko and urged full transparency during the appeals process...
War Crimes Justice Project launches manual on international criminal defence, promotes exchange of experience
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 10 October 2011 – Defence attorneys practicing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and defence lawyers from the region met in Sarajevo today to exchange experiences and promote a new manual on international criminal defence...
OSCE Mission to BiH promotes regional co-operation in fighting crime
Publishing date: 7 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 7 October 2011 – An OSCE-supported two-day conference to foster regional co-operation among the judiciaries in the region in the fight against corruption, organized crime and war crimes concluded in Sarajevo today...
Local judges and prosecutors visit ICTY as part of War Crimes Justice Project training initiative for Kosovo judiciary
Publishing date: 5 October 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 5 October 2011 – Eleven local judges and prosecutors from Kosovo today started a two-day study visit to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...
OSCE Office holds training course on anti-corruption strategies in higher education
Publishing date: 5 October 2011
YEREVAN, 5 October 2011 –– An OSCE-supported three-day workshop on the implementation of anti-corruption strategies and action plans at universities started today in Yerevan...
Albanian School of Magistrates begins new academic year with OSCE Presence support
Publishing date: 3 October 2011
The School of Magistrates of Albania held a ceremony on 3 October 2011 marking the start of the new academic year for its current and 17 new students, who will become judges and prosecutors at the end of the three-year training course...
OSCE organizes lectures on human rights in criminal justice in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 September 2011
ASHGABAT, 30 September 2011 – A series of lectures on international human rights standards and their applicability in the administration of criminal justice organized by the OSCE for 30 students of the S.A Niyazov Police Institute concludes in Ashgabat tomorrow...