News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Recent police violence against journalists during demonstrations in France disturbing, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
VIENNA, 3 June 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent acts of police violence toward journalists covering demonstrations in France are disturbing, and needs to be addressed...
Police, prosecutors confront hate crime against people with disabilities at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Croatia
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
Recognizing, investigating and prosecuting hate crime against people with disabilities was the focus of a workshop for police officers and prosecutors from Croatia, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the European Network for Independent Living (ENIL) and the Office of the Croatian Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities, held in Zagreb on 2-3 June 2016.
Renewed Transdniestrian settlement talks provide impetus for real progress in the coming weeks, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
BERLIN, 3 June 2016 – The resumption of talks in the 5+2 format signals a fresh impetus in the settlement process and provides new momentum to achieve real progress, said Ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt, Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process...
Strengthened amnesty laws and improved support for released persons in Tajikistan recommended at OSCE-hosted roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
An analysis of Tajikistan’s three most recent amnesty laws and the findings of a study on the situation of persons released from confinement were presented at an OSCE-hosted roundtable discussion on 3 June 2016 in Dushanbe, which brought together some 30 representatives of the government, civil society and international partners...
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM loses unmanned aerial vehicle over Korsun
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
At 18:16 (EET) on 2 June the SMM lost all communication with an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while it was flying at an altitude of 9,000ft in the area between “DPR”-controlled Korsun (31km north-east of Donetsk) and “DPR”-controlled Shevchenko (28km north-east of Donetsk)...
Public participation in environmental decision-making through Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in focus of OSCE event in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan, 3 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion for some 40 representatives of government, business, civil society and academia on public participation in environmental decision-making through Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) took place today in Oskemen, Eastern Kazakhstan Region...
OSCE/ODIHR Academy in Georgia focuses on strengthening skills of national human rights institutions staff
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
Representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) completed on 3 June 2016 in Tbilisi the third NHRI Academy, a week-long course led by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and organized jointly with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), in partnership with the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs and the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia.