News and press releases

WASHINGTON D.C., 4 October 2016 – The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) today officially opened an election observation mission for the general elections to be held in the United States on 8 November 2016...

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Mongolia’s 29 June 2016 parliamentary elections recommends a review of the country’s legislation to ensure a coherent electoral legal framework, equality of the vote across electoral constituencies and inclusiveness in the electoral administration.

The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with 2 October...

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 4 October 2016 – The Aarhus Convention, a UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, was the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar for 25 representatives of the local authorities, commercial organizations, civil society, media and the general public, held today in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan...

VIENNA, 4 October 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern that the severe sentences handed down to two prominent media personalities in Kazakhstan could hamper media pluralism in the country...

SEMEY, Kazakhstan, 4 October 2016- An OSCE-supported training seminar on gender principles applied to local governments took place today in Semey, Kazakhstan for some 40 high-level government executives and district legislators...

On 27 and 28 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training-of-trainers course for 25 law enforcement representatives from across the country on preventing and combating domestic violence. The event, held in Chisinau, was organized in co-operation with Moldova’s General Police Inspectorate...