News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE human rights chief dismayed at continued practice of detention without trial at Guantánamo
Publishing date: 10 January 2012
WARSAW, 10 January 2012 – On the eve of tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the transfer of the first detainees to the United States naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed dismay today at the continued practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial of terrorism suspects...
Head of OSCE Mission concerned by fatal shooting in Transdniestria security zone
Publishing date: 5 January 2012
CHISINAU, 5 January 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, today expressed his concern at the fatal shooting in the Security Zone of the Transdniestrian conflict on 1 January...
Bulgaria’s October elections characterized by respect for rights and freedoms, but allegations of vote-buying underscore need for reform
Publishing date: 5 January 2012
Bulgaria’s presidential and municipal elections in October were generally characterized by a respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, but pervasive allegations of vote-buying underscored the need for continued reform, the final report released by ODIHR on 5 January 2012 concludes...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites civil society to submit project propoals
Publishing date: 3 January 2012
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites civil society organizations in Gjilan/Gnjilane and Prizren regions to submit project proposals on the empowerment of vulnerable groups, public participation in municipal decision making or improving access to municipal services...
OSCE Chairperson pledges Lithuania’s support for Ireland’s 2012 Chairmanship
Publishing date: 30 December 2011
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, congratulated his successor as OSCE Chairperson, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore today on Ireland taking over the OSCE Chairmanship from 1 January 2012...
Ireland to draw on experience to promote conflict resolution, digital media freedom in 2012 as new OSCE Chair
Publishing date: 30 December 2011
DUBLIN, 1 January 2012 – Ireland’s 2012 Chair of the OSCE will seek to address protracted conflicts, promote Internet freedom and strengthen co-operation between the 56 OSCE participating States, said the new Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes exchange of detainees by Tbilisi and Tshkinvali
Publishing date: 30 December 2011
VILNIUS, 30 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the exchange of detainees by the authorities in Tbilisi and Tskhinvali today...