News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Moldova trains law students to raise awareness about free legal aid
Publishing date: 30 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event on raising awareness about free legal aid for 21 law students from Balti, Cahul and Chisinau on 26 and 27 June 2017. As a result of the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, participants will go on to organize a series of public events in rural areas addressing the most widespread legal issues facing vulnerable members of the community...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports further development of notary profession
Publishing date: 29 June 2017
The first assessment of the newly established notary system in Serbia was presented to more than 100 representatives of state institutions, courts, notarial profession, international community and academia in Belgrade on 29 June 2017 by the Chamber of Notaries with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia....
OSCE organises workshop for lawyers on anti-torture law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
An OSCE-supported workshop for lawyers "Freedom from torture: international and national legislation and practice" concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 27 June 2017...
Induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 23 June 2017
An induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in courts and prosecutors’ offices, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 23 June 2017 in Sarajevo...
OSCE concludes training for judges on environmental issues in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the second of two training seminars on the judicial application of environmental legislation in civil and economic cases, which was held in Astana on 22 June 2017...
OSCE issues report on combating impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
SARAJEVO, 21 June 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today in Sarajevo presented the third in a series of reports that highlights progress achieved by the country’s justice sector between 2014 and 2016 in tackling cases of sexual violence committed during the 1992-1995 war, as well as recommendations on how to enhance these efforts.
OSCE Mission to Serbia and Prosecutor`s Office for Organized Crime jointly support more efficient seizure of proceeds from crime
Publishing date: 16 June 2017
Some 40 court presidents, prosecutors, judges, deputy prosecutors and representatives of the Ministry of Interior`s Service for Combating Organized Crime discussed the impact of recently introduced amendments to the Law on Seizure of the Proceeds from Crime during the joint OSCE Mission to Serbia/Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (POOC) roundtable discussion in Belgrade on 16 June 2017...