News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to raise awareness of women's rights
Publishing date: 14 July 2009
SKOPJE, 14 July 2009- Judges, public prosecutors, Ombudsman office staff and attorneys will participate in a series of OSCE-supported training sessions that aim to raise awareness of women's rights and improve the justice system's handling of related...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports publication of book on correct detention procedures
Publishing date: 27 February 2009
SKOPJE, 27 February 2009- A book that provides guidelines for proper detention procedures, published with support by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, was presented to judges, prosecutors, attorneys and representatives of international...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains police officers to help ensure safe electoral process
Publishing date: 11 February 2009
SKOPJE, 11 February 2009- Some 80 policemen will learn how to better co-ordinate and provide security during the electoral process through training that started in Skopje today...
Ethnic segregation in education must be prevented, OSCE Minorities Commissioner urges policymakers in Skopje
Publishing date: 30 January 2009
SKOPJE, 30 January 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, today warned the authorities in Skopje about the negative consequences that increasingly segregated education will have on the society...
OSCE Mission to Skopje marks 10th anniversary of the Ombudsman Institution
Publishing date: 10 December 2008
SKOPJE, 10 December 2008- Ambassador Natalya Drozd, Acting Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, commended the work of National Ombudsman Ixhet Memeti and his deputies today, on the institution's 10th anniversary...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training Ombudsman staff to monitor police stations
Publishing date: 29 September 2008
SKOPJE, 29 September 2008-Strengthening the capacity of the Ombudsman Institution to monitor police custody facilities is the aim of a training course, supported by the OSCE Mission, which started in Skopje today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports campaign to spread knowledge about role of Ombudsman
Publishing date: 9 September 2008
SKOPJE, 9 September 2008- An OSCE-supported public campaign launched in Skopje today aims to raise public awareness about the role and functions of the Ombudsman so that the public can co-operate with the institution...