News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Torture prevention in focus during first annual meeting on national prevention mechanisms from the OSCE region in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
The first OSCE region annual meeting to focus on national prevention mechanisms (NPMs) on torture, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Geneva-based Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), was held in Vienna on 13 and 14
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Explosion outside SMM office in Ivano-Frankivsk
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
At 01:12 (EET) on 14 October the security guard at the SMM office located in the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk heard an explosion nearby...
OSCE Secretariat and IATA sign co-operation agreement aiming to contribute to international efforts to enhance aviation security
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
GENEVA, Switzerland, 14 October 2016 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Director General and Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Geneva today to intensify co-operation and support international efforts for enhancing aviation security and preventing the travel of foreign terrorist fighters...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier stresses role of human rights and rule of law during visit to Council of Europe
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
STRASBOURG, France, 14 October 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in an address on Thursday to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council in Europe in Strasbourg, underlined the important role that the Council of Europe plays in addressing many of the serious security challenges in Europe, thus highlighting the strong potential for dialogue and co-operation between the OSCE and the Council of Europe...
OSCE supports study tour to Turkey for representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
BISHKEK, 14 October 2016 – A delegation of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Interior consisting of Witness Protection Department officers and members of the working group on creating the State Witness Protection Programme (2017-2020) completed its five-day OSCE-supported study visit to Turkey today...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 13 October 2016
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period, with most concentrated in areas north-east and east of Mariupol and in the Avdiivka-Yasynuvata area...
Safety, ending impunity for attacks against journalists must remain priorities for Ukraine authorities, OSCE Representative says during Kyiv visit
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
KYIV, 14 October 2016 – Ending a four-day visit to Kyiv, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the commitment by the authorities, the media community and civil society to strengthen media freedom in Ukraine. She also called on the authorities to intensify their efforts to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...