News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Yerevan encourages sensitive reporting on religious issues
Publishing date: 5 August 2011
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 5 August 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop for Armenian journalists on national legislation and international human rights standards on freedom of religion or belief began today in Tsakhkadzor...
ODIHR, IOM host roundtable meeting on the integration of migrants in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a roundtable meeting on 13 July 2011 on the integration of migrants in Ukraine. The 50 participants from the Ukrainian government, civil society and international organizations discussed how to resolve the challenges related to the integration of migrants in the country...
ODIHR Director meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in Geneva
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in Geneva on 22 June 2011...
Kyrgyzstan's religious affairs committee members attend OSCE training seminar on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 17 June 2011
Twelve members of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for Religious Affairs took part in a two-day training seminar in Istanbul on 14 and 15 June 2011, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
ODIHR Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief addresses UN Human Rights Council
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
ODIHR’s Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Simona Santoro, spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 14 June in a panel on strengthening global dialogue to promote a culture of tolerance and peace...
OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomes registration of Muslim community, calls for religious tolerance
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
CHISINAU, 27 May 2011- Today the OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomed recent registration of the first Muslim organization in Moldova but also expressed concerns about recent manifestations of intolerance and urged Moldova to maintain its commitment to religious tolerance...
Identifying protection gaps, exploring ways to assist refugees, displaced and stateless persons focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
VIENNA, 27 May 2011 – Participants in an OSCE meeting on internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, returnees and stateless persons, discussed today recent examples of forced population movements, and how to resolve the plight of people affected and find sustainable solutions to displacement situations in the OSCE area...