News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes human rights protection though improving standards of judicial education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 December 2015
An international conference on safeguarding human rights through national standards for judicial education was co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine on 18 December 2015 in Kyiv, bringing together local judges, judges of the European Court of Human Rights, experts, and representatives of academia, international organizations and national NGOs...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier meets President of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini
Publishing date: 22 December 2015
VIENNA, 22 December 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met the President of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini, to discuss ongoing co-operation between Italy and the OSCE and key security issues of common concern, including the current refugee and migration emergency, radicalization and violent extremism, the situation in the Western Balkans and human trafficking.
Hungary urged to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance and hatred
Publishing date: 21 December 2015
GENEVA/BRUSSELS/WARSAW, 18 December 2015 – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have urged Hungary to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance, fear and fuel xenophobia against refugees and migrants...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports training course for women’s penitentiary staff on international standards for treatment of women prisoners
Publishing date: 21 December 2015
Staff members of the women’s penitentiary in the town of Nurek attended a training course co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 15-16 December 2015 on practical aspects of the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners, also known as the Bangkok Rules...
States must work to guarantee the human rights of migrants, including in responses to current crisis, says OSCE/ODIHR Director Link
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
WARSAW, 18 December 2015 – States have an obligation to guarantee the human rights of migrants, including in their responses to the current refugee crisis in Europe, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), stressed in a statement today, on International Migrants Day...
OSCE workshop focuses on income-generating activities to promote social rehabilitation of prisoners in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
DUSHANBE, 18 December 2015 – A week-long workshop co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and focusing on the re-socialization of prisoners through income-generating activities concluded today at the OSCE Office’s premises in Dushanbe...
Law students and paralegals raise awareness of legal aid following training event supported by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Sixteen representatives of various local institutions working with children attended an OSCE-supported public lecture on the observance of children’s rights held on 16 December 2015 in the village of Gaidar in Gagauzia. The lecture followed a training event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova to prepare law students and paralegals to organize public lectures on accessing legal aid...