News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA’s Santos welcomes release of Azerbaijan’s Leyla Yunus
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
COPENHAGEN, 9 December 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release from prison of Azerbaijani rights activist Leyla Yunus on humanitarian grounds., 9 December 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release from prison of Azerbaijani rights activist Leyla Yunus on humanitarian grounds...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link praises release of Leyla Yunus
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
WARSAW, 9 December 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the release from custody of Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus, following a request from her lawyers based on her deteriorating health...
Interfaith dialogue crucial for promoting peaceful coexistence, social stability and security in Ukraine, say participants at the OSCE/ODIHR meeting
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
The role of interfaith dialogue in promoting peaceful coexistence, grounded in freedom of religion or belief for all in Ukraine was the focus of a national meeting, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, in Kyiv on 8-9 December 2015.
Absence of human rights decisions at OSCE Ministerial Council has troubling implications, says PA’s Santos
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
COPENHAGEN, 9 December 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions Chairperson, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today expressed deep disappointment at the inability of governments to agree any decisions or declarations on promoting human rights at the recently concluded OSCE Ministerial Council in Belgrade...
OSCE Presence in Albania marks International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 8 December 2015
Ahead of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania hosted an event in Tirana on 7 December 2015 with high state officials, partner institutions, diplomatic corps, civil society and media, highlighting the nexus between human rights and security and awarding a coalition of trafficking shelters for their work...
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces winners of its 2015 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 8 December 2015
BELGRADE, 8 December 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia presented its 2015 Person of the Year Award to three recipients at a ceremony in Belgrade today to Marija Ranđelović, Community Liaison Officer (CLO) of the Niš Police Department, the Preševo Youth Office, and to Miroslava Milenović, forensic financial expert and Member of the Anti-Corruption Council (ACC) of the Government of the Republic of Serbia...
Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments discuss public participation in law-making process at OSCE-supported annual meeting
Publishing date: 4 December 2015
TIRANA, 4 December 2015- Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments, who gathered in Tirana on 3 and 4 December, agreed on the need to further increase public participation in legislative processes. They also stressed that parliaments and civil society should work together to oversee the public consultation on draft legislation at all stages...