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Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana wins Peer-2-Peer OSCE ‘Challenging extremism’ competition in Hamburg
Publishing date: 8 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 8 December 2016- A team of students from the University of Ljubljana today won first prize in a regional OSCE competition under the “Peer-2-Peer (P2P): Challenging Extremism” initiative...
OSCE workshop promotes establishing Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Serbia
Publishing date: 1 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Countering terrorism
The Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, held a three-day workshop in Belgrade from 29 November to 1 December 2016 on establishing an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in the country in line with international standards...
Integrating gender aspects into security sector’s work is essential to countering terrorism and violent extremism, say experts at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Countering terrorism, Gender equality
VIENNA, 23 November 2016 – The need to gender mainstream operational responses by the security sector in countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) was highlighted during a two-day technical expert meeting of more than 80 law enforcement and government officials from across the OSCE region, which concluded today in Vienna...
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism in focus at OSCE/ODIHR training events in Madrid
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Policing
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism was the focus of two OSCE training courses organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 14-15 November and 17-18 November 2016 in Madrid...
Best practices in conducting border checks discussed at regional workshop organized by OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
A five-day workshop for 16 border and customs officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan on best practices in conducting border checks concluded on 18 November 2016 at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE-supported regional workshop in Skopje for judges, prosecutors and investigators focuses on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Countering terrorism
Countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes was the focus of a two-day regional workshop organized in Skopje on 16-17 November 2016 by the OSCE in co-operation with the National Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors...
OSCE holds workshop in Uzbekistan for judges, prosecutors and investigators on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes
Publishing date: 25 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism