News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR organizes first training for entity police investigators handling war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 25 May 2011
BIHAĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 25 May 2011- A two-day training seminar on investigations for police investigators and prosecutors handling war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended in Bihać today...
OSCE/ODIHR trains judiciary handling war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina on trial skills
Publishing date: 20 May 2011
SARAJEVO, 20 May 2011 – A two-day training seminar on advocacy-related trial skills for judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers handling war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended in Jahorina today...
Legal professionals in Kosovo learn how to access ICTY material under OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 19 May 2011 – Staff from the Prosecution Offices and Courts in Prishtinë/Priština, Peja/Peć, Prizren and Gjilan/Gnjilane are attending four training sessions today on accessing and researching material of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...
Good governance requires vibrant political parties, pluralism, participants at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 18 May 2011
WARSAW, 18 May 2011- Vibrant political parties and pluralism are essential for good governance and effective representation of citizens in the political process, participants said at the opening of a three-day OSCE meeting today...
Kosovo institutions fall short in supporting integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 9 May 2011 – While there has been progress in some areas, Kosovo institutions still are not creating adequate conditions for integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, is a conclusion of report presented today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
Witness support providers meet to exchange experiences as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led War Crimes Justice Project
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
BELGRADE, 6 May 2011 – Witness and victim support providers from the region and from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met today to share experiences in working with witnesses and victims as part of war crimes cases...
Two-year research project culminates with report on pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published an analytical report on judicial authorization of pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan on 5 May. The 56-page report presents the results of a research project carried out by ODIHR in 2009 and 2010...