Newsroom
News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Trafficking victims become more isolated and vulnerable, international report says
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 December 2003- Failure to protect the human rights of trafficking victims is a key obstacle to progress in the fight against trafficking and organised crime in south-eastern Europe, according to a joint report of the OSCE, the UN and...
OSCE human rights chief warns against use of "war on terrorism" to justify repression
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
LONDON/WARSAW, 10 December 2003- On International Human Rights Day, the OSCE human rights chief, Ambassador Christian Strohal, has warned that the "war on terrorism" was being used in some countries as an excuse to suppress legitimate...
OSCE Albania Presence notes continued problems with political conduct in 7 December elections
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
TIRANA, 10 December 2003- Sunday's local government elections in the municipality of Vergo were conducted in an orderly manner, however the repeat voting in the commune of Gruemire was marred by serious violations of the law, said the OSCE...
OSCE Centre concludes its project on civil procedural code in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
ASHGABAD, 10 December 2003- The final roundtable of a series of five on the draft of the civil procedural code of Turkmenistan ended today. The events were organized by the OSCE Centre, in co-operation with the Turkmen government...
Human rights should be priority for new government, OSCE Croatia mission head says
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
ZAGREB, 9 December 2003- "The respect and promotion of international and European human rights standards is a goal the new Croatian Government will be expected to embrace," said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Peter Semneby, today. In a...
Outgoing OSCE Media Representative to criticize participating States over press freedom in final report
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 9 December 2003- After six years in office, Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will on Thursday, 11 December, give his last official report to the Organization's 55-nation Permanent Council...
OSCE Belgrade Mission Head calls for a Human Rights culture
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
BELGRADE, 9 December 2003- South-eastern European states should live up to the human rights norms to which they are committed to, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari. In an article to...