News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports Third Defenсe Lawyers Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2017
The OSCE-supported Third Defenсe Lawyers Forum dedicated to the important issues of reforming the legal profession took place in Almaty on 8 December 2017.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and Council of Europe Office in Ukraine consolidate efforts to promote reforms in key areas
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine agreed on 4 December 2017 to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination in promoting the rule of law and human rights, critical for the stable and democratic future of the country...
OSCE/ODIHR shares expertise on judicial independence and accountability with members of judiciary and legal professionals in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
The role of judicial councils in ensuring judicial independence and accountability was the focus of a seminar in Tashkent on 29 and 30 November 2017, co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports international meeting of state attorneys on practice and dialogue exchange
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
Some 40 national and international state attorneys and their deputies gathered to discuss the latest developments in the work of state attorneys at an international conference taking place from 30 November to 1 December 2017 in Belgrade.
OSCE supports seminar on public participation in law-making process in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
An OSCE-supported seminar on public participation in the law-making process took place on 30 November 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together 25 representatives of civil society, political parties, trade unions, local government authorities and the media.
Linkages between gender, diversity and justice explored at ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 29 November 2017
The impact of gender equality and diversity within the judiciary and the prosecution service on the fairness of justice systems was the focus of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw on 28 and 29 November 2017. More than 20
Training course on implementing international legal assistance in civil matters organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
PODGORICA, 28 November 2017- A two-day training course for 35 civil law judges on the implementation of international legal assistance in civil matters was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the country’s Judiciary Training Centre was held on 27 and 28 November 2017 in Podgorica...