News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2022
On 6 December 2022, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko, to discuss various media freedom issues and developments in the country’s legal regime regarding media freedom, including on a broad range
Human Rights Day is a reminder of the safeguards on which a secure and peaceful future depends, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 9 December 2022
WARSAW, 9 December 2022 – Tomorrow’s Human Rights Day reminds us of the universality embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the entire international human rights framework, but also of the efforts still needed to achieve its guarantees in both word and spirit, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
OSCE Mission to Montenegro underscores importance of swift appointment of judges to Constitutional Court
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
PODGORICA, 8 December 2022- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Dominique Waag, emphasised the importance of quickly appointing judges to the Constitutional Court today.
OSCE delivers fourth webinar on trends in contemporary policing for cadets in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
On 6 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in close co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a fourth webinar for cadets and lecturers from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness about key trends and developments in contemporary policing among students and staff of the Academy.
Young journalists discus reporting on intercultural regional affairs, the focus of a three-day workshop in Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
The role of the media in the regional reconciliation process is the focus of a three-day training course that started on 7 December in Budva, organized by the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Office with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro distributes handbook on media reporting on gender-based violence against women
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
On 8 December, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro published a document Handbook on media reporting on gender-based violence against women, a guide for media professionals on how to report about gender-based violence against women and girls in line with ethical principles and standards. National TV stations, newspapers, news portals and local broadcasters in Montenegro have received copies of the handbook.
Preventing youth crime focus of OSCE facilitated meetings in Bishkek
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
The OSCE facilitated working group meetings on youth crime prevention that brought together representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, and experts from Kyrgyz civil society.