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Draft amendments to the RS Criminal Code raise concerns, OSCE human rights office says
Publishing date: 26 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 26 May 2023 – In response to the recent passing of the draft amendments to the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHIR) raised concerns about their compatibility with the right to freedom of expression.
OSCE trains WRC staff members to better respond to the needs of families affected by gender-based violence
Publishing date: 26 May 2023
A five-day train-the-trainers course (ToT) for twelve staff members (seven women and five men) of the Women’s Resource Centres (WRC) concluded on 19 May 2023 in Dushanbe. The ToT provided the participants with skills and knowledge on how to promote harmony within vulnerable families and help reduce violence through a combination of gender norms, behavioural change and income-generating activities. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the ToT with the financial support of the United States of America, Finland, Norway Germany and Andorra.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani concludes visit to Serbia
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 25 May 2023 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, concluded a two-day visit to Serbia.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains parliamentary staff on practices of democratic law making
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
What procedures need to be followed in drafting primary legislation and what steps Parliament should take in considering proposed legislation – were the topics discussed at the workshop on practices of democratic law making and Parliament’s oversight role, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 24 and 25 May in Podgorica.
OSCE holds multi-stakeholder event in Moldova on youth crime prevention
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Youth
On 25 May 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in co-operation with implementing partner Terre des Hommes Moldova, held a multi-stakeholder event in Chisinau, Moldova to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE needs assessment on youth crime prevention in the country.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe concludes regional training course on explosive hazards awareness and reduction for specialists from Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 May 2023
Twenty specialists and practitioners of the military, law enforcement, and security services from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan completed a five-day Regional Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction course in Tashkent on 19 May 2023.
OSCE conducts a national table-top exercise in Turkmenistan on addressing the use of the internet for terrorist purposes
Publishing date: 24 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
On 22 – 24 May 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department conducted a national table-top exercise in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes while respecting human rights. The exercise was organized together with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat.