News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains authorities and civil society in Kazakhstan on economic, social and cultural rights
Publishing date: 16 November 2015
KOKSHETAU, Kazakhstan, 16 November 2015 – Some 20 regional and city administration officials, civil society activists and trade union representatives will learn about the provisions and application in Kazakhstan of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) during a two-day OSCE-supported training seminar that began today in Kokshetau...
OSCE Mission to Serbia and Commissioner for the Protection of Equality mark International Day of Tolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2015
BELGRADE, 16 November 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality today marked the International Day of Tolerance with a prize ceremony awarding journalists for their reports on tolerance and non-discrimination...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link commends release of Arif Yunus
Publishing date: 13 November 2015
WARSAW, 13 November 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), welcomed yesterday’s decision by the Baku Court of Appeals to release Azerbaijani human rights activist Arif Yunus from prison. The court ordered the release on the basis of Yunus’ rapidly deteriorating health...
OSCE/ODIHR's expert panel meeting discusses safeguarding rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other persons in need during the migration crisis
Publishing date: 13 November 2015
The emergency situation of refugees in Europe was the focus of an expert panel meeting, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 and 13 November 2015 in Warsaw...
OSCE PA’s Santos welcomes release of Azerbaijan’s Arif Yunus on humanitarian grounds, calls for further steps
Publishing date: 12 November 2015
COPENHAGEN, 12 November 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release of imprisoned Azerbaijani rights activist Arif Yunus, ordered by the Baku Court of Appeals due to his deteriorating health...
OSCE Mission to Skopje Head Suomalainen meets Prosecutor Janeva, offers support and co-operation
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
SKOPJE, 10 November 2015 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Nina Suomalainen, met today Prosecutor* Katica Janeva to discuss her new role and challenges ahead, offering the Mission’s support and co-operation...
OSCE/ODIHR Guantanamo report identifies human rights violations, calls for swift closure
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C., 10 November 2015 – A report issued today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) called on the United States to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and to either bring the remaining detainees to trial or free them...