News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
All OSCE countries affected by child trafficking, experts say
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
VIENNA, 18 March 2005- Trafficking in children is on the rise and is a matter of concern for all states throughout the OSCE region, said Helga Konrad, the OSCE's Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, at a conference today...
OSCE Mission welcomes new Press Code for Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
PRISTINA, 18 March 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomed today's signing of a Press Code for Kosovo by leading print media representatives as an important step in regulating the print media and the future establishment of a Press Council...
OSCE Office helps organize conference on jury trials in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
BAKU, 18 March 2005- Prospects for the introduction of jury trials in Azerbaijan are being discussed at a conference that opened today in Baku. It brings together over 70 government officials, judges, defence lawyers, legal practitioners, academics...
OSCE and Council of Europe experts discuss freedom of assembly legislation with Armenian authorities
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
YEREVAN, 18 March, 2005- Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe met yesterday with the Armenian authorities for consultations on amendments to the Armenian law on...
OSCE and Armenian Ombudsperson enhance co-operation
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
YEREVAN, 18 March 2005- The OSCE today signed two Memoranda of Understanding with the first Armenian Ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdyan, under which her staff will receive training through exchange visits with the Polish and Lithuanian Ombudsman offices...
OSCE Chairman discusses Organization's role in Central Asia with Uzbek President
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
LJUBLJANA, 17 March 2005- The OSCE's role in ensuring stability and security in Central Asia was one of the main topics discussed by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel in talks with Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov on Thursday. "I warmly...
OSCE urges swift progress on voter lists and calls for dialogue with Parliamentary Committee
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
TIRANA, 17 March 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today encouraged all relevant Albanian institutions to strengthen their efforts to prepare voter lists. They also reminded local...
Registration of new Kosovo Serbian party open for review
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
PRISTINA, 17 March 2005- The Serbian Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija (SDPKM) has today completed its registration requirements with the Political Party Registration Office of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. A final decision on registration will...
Almaty roundtable focuses on introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
ALMATY, 17 March 2005- Over 80 Kazakh and foreign experts today discussed the practical and theoretical issues regarding the introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan at a roundtable in Almaty, co-organized by the OSCE. The participants considered two...
OSCE Office presents report on alternative sentencing in Armenia
Publishing date: 16 March 2005
YEREVAN, 16 March 2005- A research, study exploring prospects for non-custodial measures of punishment in Armenia, was presented today to the public. The main outcome of the research is that key actors involved in the criminal justice reform process...