News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training courses on theory and international standards of human rights
Publishing date: 16 February 2009
TASHKENT, 16 February 2009- A series of training courses on human rights, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, began today in Tashkent...
OSCE-supported conference in Tashkent focuses on human rights and democracy
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
TASHKENT, 26 November 2008- Human rights and democracy were in focus at a two-day OSCE-supported conference held in Tashkent to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
Central Asia experts discuss regional co-operation on water management
Publishing date: 27 October 2008
TASHKENT, 27 October 2008- Improving regional co-operation on water management and promoting environmental security and safety were the focus of a workshop that ended in Tashkent on Saturday...
OSCE hosts discussion in Uzbekistan on elections and the political culture of electorate
Publishing date: 16 October 2008
TASHKENT, 16 October 2008- Increasing the political culture of the electorate and perspectives for new democracies were among the topics discussed at a meeting in Tashkent today...
Co-operation in fight against terrorism theme of OSCE workshop in Tashkent
Publishing date: 29 September 2008
TASHKENT, 29 September 2008- Fostering co-operation among police and other agencies in Central Asia is the purpose of a regional OSCE workshop that started today in Tashkent...
OSCE helps foster co-operation between Uzbekistan's Ombudsman, law-enforcement agencies on human rights
Publishing date: 11 June 2008
KHIVA, Uzbekistan, 11 June 2008- Closer co-operation between the Ombudsman and Uzbek judicial and law-enforcement agencies on human rights issues is the focus of a workshop that started in the Khorezm Region of Uzbekistan today...
Human trafficking, migrant smuggling in Central Asia threaten security and human rights, says OSCE official
Publishing date: 15 May 2008
TASHKENT, 15 May 2008- The need to distinguish between trafficking in human beings and human smuggling, and to tackle the crimes from both a security and human rights perspective, were emphasized at an OSCE workshop that concluded in Tashkent today...