News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Witness protection measures in Kosovo need to be strengthened, says joint OSCE Mission/US Office report
Publishing date: 6 November 2007
PRISTINA, 6 November 2007- Witnesses in criminal cases in Kosovo must be given adequate protection to encourage and enable their full participation in the judicial process, and to make significant progress in prosecuting organized crime...
OSCE Mission promotes property rights in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 November 2007
PRISTINA, 5 November 2007- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched an information campaign today to provide information on judicial and administrative remedies available for individuals on housing and property-related matters...
OSCE Mission calls for referral mechanism for trafficking victims in Kosovo
Publishing date: 31 October 2007
PRISTINA, 31 October 2007- The number of local victims of human trafficking is growing, and improved mechanisms are needed to help identify and assist these people, said the OSCE Mission in an assessment presented today...
Judicial handling of trafficking cases in Kosovo a concern, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 30 October 2007
PRISTINA, 30 October 2007- Kosovo has made progress with efforts to fight trafficking, but improvements in the way trafficking cases are handled by the judiciary are still needed, according to an OSCE Mission report published today...
Returns remain a challenge for Kosovo's governing institutions, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 29 October 2007
PRISTINA, 29 October 2007- Kosovo's institutions should do more to involve potential returnees in their returns policy planning, while those wishing to return must get more involved, says a report released by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today...
Switzerland's Tim Guldimann new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 October 2007
VIENNA, 1 October 2007- Tim Guldimann from Switzerland took office today as Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
Kosovo redoubles anti-corruption efforts- OSCE and UNDP provide support
Publishing date: 3 September 2007
PRISTINA, 3 September 2007- The Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and United Nations Development Programme in Kosovo launched today the second phase of a public information campaign to stamp out corruption in the public sector...