News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Protecting civil rights more important than ever, OSCE human rights head and Polish Ombudsman say
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
To discuss means of putting democracies across the OSCE region back on track as intolerance increases and pressure grows on the independence of the judiciary in many places, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) together with the Office of the Polish Ombudsman are
OSCE Programme Office continues to support live exercise to counter drug-related money laundering in Almaty
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
An OSCE-organized week-long simulation exercise on countering drug-related money laundering concluded on 13 December 2019 in Almaty. It took place at the Central Asian Regional Information and Co-ordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC).
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 294/2019 issued on 12 December 2019
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the situation in the disengagement areas near Petrivske, Zolote and Stanytsia Luhanska. It recorded ceasefire violations near
Regional workshop in Malta explores how to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling through a multi-disciplinary approach and multi-level co-operation
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
How to combat human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants through a multi-disciplinary approach and multi-level co-operation was the focus of a regional workshop for government and law enforcement officials held in Valletta on 9 and 10 December 2019...
StopVAWnow.org- OSCE launches new online resource to combat violence against women in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
VIENNA, 12 December 2019 – The OSCE Secretariat today launched a new online resource containing help and information pages to support efforts to prevent and combat violence against women. Available in six languages, www.stopvawnow.org is designed as a practical tool for officials, law enforcement agencies, NGOs and the wider public in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia as well as Moldova and Ukraine...
Establishment of special departments for fighting corruption at the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina level, focus of OSCE supported meeting
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
The establishment of special departments for fighting corruption within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Supreme Court and Prosecutor’s Office was the focus of a peer-to-peer meeting of entity and cantonal level judges, prosecutors, police and representatives of the FBiH Government, held on 12 December 2019 in Sarajevo...
OSCE supports regional efforts to tackle the digital dimensions of violent extremism in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
A two-day expert meeting on how to address the digital dimensions of violent extremism in Central Asia opened on 12 December 2019 in Dushanbe for some 70 experts from all the Central Asian states and Afghanistan. The participants include representatives of law enforcement agencies, relevant state institutions, the ICT industry, civil society, youth organizations, academia, and the media...