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OSCE Secretary General Zannier congratulates Donald Trump on winning the U.S. Presidency

Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 9 November 2016 –The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Lamberto Zannier today congratulated Donald Trump on winning the Presidency of the United States of America...

Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 8 November 2016

Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Content type: Weekly report
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (discontinued)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
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...

Challenges of ensuring human rights in Ukraine’s detention facilities discussed at OSCE event

Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights
Civil society activists and officials from Ukraine discussed how to improve the functioning of the National Preventive Mechanisms, a tool to ensure monitoring of places of detention and to prevent the abuse of human rights there, at the 6th East European National Prevention Mechanisms Conference from 8 to 9 November 2016 in Lviv...

OSCE promotes safe management of small arms and light weapons in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Arms control
ASTANA, 9 November 2016 – An OSCE-supported two-day workshop on fighting illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) began today in Astana, Kazakhstan...

OSCE supports energy efficiency workshops for secondary school teachers in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
An OSCE-supported training seminar on energy efficiency and energy saving for some 70 secondary school teachers took place on 4 November 2016 in Uralsk, Kazakhstan...

Fundamental freedoms respected in highly competitive US elections, campaign characterized by personal attacks, intolerant rhetoric, international observers say

Publishing date: 8 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WASHINGTON, 8 November, 2016 – The 8 November general elections in the United States were highly competitive and demonstrated commitment to fundamental freedoms of expression, assembly and association. The presidential campaign was characterized by harsh personal attacks, as well as intolerant rhetoric, particularly by one candidate, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly concluded in a preliminary statement released today.

Judges play crucial role in ensuring that rights of trafficked victims are respected and restored stresses OSCE Special Representative

Publishing date: 8 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Haifa, 8 November 2016- Speaking via video address, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, recommended judges at an international seminar in Haifa, Israel, to keep in mind the crucial role they play in ensuring that the rights of trafficked victims are respected and restored.