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In Memoriam: Robert Badinter, a founding father of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 12 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
It is with immense sadness that the Bureau and the members of the Court have learned that Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice of France and a founding father of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, has passed away.
Resignation of Kosovo Serb judges and prosecutors a setback for integration and rule of law in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, OSCE Mission report says
Publishing date: 9 February 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 February 2024- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today published its latest report on the effects of the 2022 mass resignation of Kosovo Serb judges, prosecutors, and administrative staff working in the justice system in the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region.
OSCE helps Ukrainian officials better understand money laundering risks of virtual assets
Publishing date: 9 February 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
From 5 to 9 February, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities organized a workshop in Warsaw, Poland for Ukrainian supervisory agencies and regulators on addressing the most common risks associated with money laundering and supervisory processes governing Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities meets with OSCE Chairpersonship in Valletta
Publishing date: 8 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Valletta on 7 February 2024 to discuss issues of mutual interest, in light of Malta’s Chairpersonship of the OSCE. The High Commissioner met with Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta
Lack of genuine political alternatives in a restricted environment characterized Azerbaijan’s presidential election, international observers say
Publishing date: 8 February 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 8 February 2024 – This was the first election to be held throughout the internationally recognized territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, an issue that dominated the campaign and was echoed in public sentiment. While preparations for the election were efficient and professional, it lacked genuine pluralism and critical voices were continuously stifled. Longstanding restrictions on freedoms of association and expression were reinforced by recent legal amendments and resulted in legislation not in line with international democratic standards, international observers said in a statement today.
OSCE organizes first ever hackathon against human trafficking in Albania
Publishing date: 7 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Cyber/ICT Security
Thirty representatives from state institutions and civil society organizations engaged in the first hackathon against trafficking in human beings in Albania – a learning-by-doing training where they worked together to detect online human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, on 6 and 7
Kyrgyzstan’s bill on so-called “foreign representatives” worrying and should be reviewed: OSCE Human Rights Director and Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 7 February 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
WARSAW/VIENNA, 7 February 2024 – The decision of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, to proceed towards the adoption of the so-called “foreign representatives” bill is of great concern, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro said today.