News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International standards, national legislation for prevention of domestic violence in Belarus discussed at OSCE/ODIHR seminar
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
International rule of law standards related to the prevention of domestic violence were the topic of a seminar organized on 6 December 2018 in Minsk for participants from across Belarus. The seminar was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the
OSCE supports participation of Tajik delegation at OSCE/ODIHR seventh expert forum on criminal justice in Central Asia
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported the participation of a Tajik delegation of four governmental and four civil society representatives at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Seventh Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia. The Expert Forum was
OSCE receives recommendations from Parallel Civil Society Conference ahead of Ministerial Council in Milan
Publishing date: 5 December 2018
Milan, 5 December 2018 – On the eve of the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council, top-level OSCE representatives attended the closing session of the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference that took place today. They received recommendations directed at the OSCE’s executive and political bodies, institutions and participating States.
OSCE Mission trains students of Prishtinë/Priština University on property rights
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
From 26 to 30 November 2018, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo delivered training course on international standards and the Kosovo legal framework on protection of property rights to 145 law students of Prishtinë/Priština University.
Experts examine national practices of public participation in lawmaking at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
A roundtable discussion to explore practical ways of ensuring meaningful public participation in lawmaking was hosted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 30 November 2018. The event brought together 24 experts (14 women and ten men) from 11
Central Asian criminal justice experts gather in Bishkek for bi-annual OSCE/ODIHR forum
Publishing date: 29 November 2018
Some 120 criminal justice experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gathered in Bishkek from 27 to 29 November 2018 for the Seventh Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions
OSCE-supported workshops to strengthen capacity of Montenegrin parliamentary committees held in Podgorica
Publishing date: 27 November 2018
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized three workshops aiming to strengthen the capacity of parliamentary committees in maintaining inclusiveness, upholding international standards, communicating with media, citizens and civil society, as well as in improving co-operation with independent state institutions on 5, 19 and 26 November 2018 in Podgorica.