News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
NGO representatives strengthen trial monitoring skills at OSCE/ODIHR training event in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
Trial monitoring and fair trial rights were the focus of a two-day training event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, on 14 and 15 May 2018 in Skopje. The trainees – 18 women and five men – were
In meetings with President Poroshenko and other senior Ukrainian representatives in Kyiv, OSCE PA delegation discusses ways to end fighting and reduce suffering
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
KYIV, 15 May 2018 – Following meetings with governmental and parliamentary leaders in Kyiv, a high-level delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly led by President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) stressed the need for a UN peace-keeping mission to help end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and to make full implementation of the Minsk Agreements possible. In meetings, the delegation also addressed the humanitarian consequences of the armed conflict in Donbas and urged OSCE participating States to prioritize assisting the country in its efforts to ease the plight of the up to two million internally displaced persons...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 15 May 2018
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs. On 8 May 2018 the seventy-fourth Russian convoy of 16 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back to the Russian Federation through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point...
Press Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
PARIS, 15 May 2018 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America), together with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, met with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov on 15 May.
Strengthening functional independence of prosecutors investigating high-profile cases in Eastern Europe the focus of ODIHR-supported study visit to Oslo
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
Good practices for maintaining the functional independence of prosecutors investigating high-profile cases were the focus of a study visit to Oslo by a group of prosecutors from Eastern European countries. The two-day visit organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OSCE Mission to Montenegro-supported workshop on development of Police human resources management strategy held in Kolasin
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, jointly with the Norwegian Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector (CIDS) and the representatives of the Internal Affairs Ministry/Police Directorate, held a workshop to discuss the first draft of the 2019-2024 Police Human Resources Management Strategy on 9 and 10 May 2018 in Kolasin...
New amendment to Criminal Code poses threat to freedom of media in Russia, says OSCE Representative Désir
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
VIENNA, 15 May 2018- Following the introduction of an amendment to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which penalizes “facilitation” of foreign sanctions toward public or private persons of the Russian Federation, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, today pointed to the threats it poses for media freedom and freedom of expression in the country...