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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana co-hosts roundtable discussion dedicated to International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
The OSCE Programme Office, marking International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2015, facilitated and took part in a roundtable discussion in Astana on human rights as the basis for the harmonious development of society and the state...
Head of OSCE Mission in Montenegro stresses importance of human rights-based approaches in working with migrants and refugees
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
Responses by states to the arrival of migrants and refugees in the Western Balkans was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the European Union Delegation to Montenegro, the Ombudsperson’s Office and the NGO Civic Alliance on 10 December 2015 in Podgorica to mark International Human Rights Day...
OSCE co-organizes forum on re-socialization of convicted persons in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
ASTANA, 11 December 2015 – An OSCE-supported Third Penitentiary Forum dedicated to the strengthening of re-socialization for convicted persons took place today in Astana, bringing together more than 200 high-level government officials, parliamentarians, representatives of the judiciary, international organizations, civil society and academia...
OSCE/ODIHR Director welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
WARSAW, 11 December 2015 – Today, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), welcomed the complete abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia...
Respect for Human Rights must be central in response to security challenges, says OSCE/ODIHR Director Link
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
WARSAW, 10 December 2015 – OSCE participating States must make sure that human rights are an integral and central part of their responses to the profound security challenges they are facing today, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on the occasion of today’s international Human Rights Day...
OSCE marks International Human Rights Day with Youth Legal Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
ASTANA, 10 December 2015 – The annual OSCE-sponsored Youth Legal Forum dedicated to "Human Rights Protection in the Fight against Terrorism” took place today at the Kazakh Humanities and Law University in Astana (KAZGUU) in recognition of the International Human Rights Day...
OSCE Centre supports Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
BISHKEK, 10 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is marking International Human Rights Day by supporting the Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights, which starts tomorrow and is organized by the Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan human rights movement...