News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General visits Vienna’s West Station to meet refugees and representatives of Austria’s Interior Ministry, Police and humanitarian organizations
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
VIENNA, 24 September 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met refugees and representatives of local aid organizations at the Vienna West railway station (Westbahnhof), where he was briefed by Austria’s Interior Ministry and the Vienna police about their operations...
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...
Human rights have to be at the centre of policy on migration crisis, say speakers at OSCE conference in Warsaw
Publishing date: 21 September 2015
WARSAW, 21 September 2015 – OSCE participating States have to ensure the protection of the human rights and dignity of migrants in addressing the current crisis in Europe, speakers said at the opening in Warsaw today of a two-week OSCE conference focusing on democracy and human rights...
OSCE-organized seminar discussed ethics code for parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 September 2015
The code of ethics for members of Parliament (MP) was the main topic of discussion at the OSCE-organized seminar, which took place on 17 September 2015 in Podgorica, Montenegro...
ODIHR and HCNM report identifies widespread human rights violations, discrimination and legal irregularities in Crimea
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
KYIV, 17 September 2015 – Since the occupation and annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in early 2014, the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms has deteriorated radically for a large number of residents and displaced persons – particularly for pro-Ukrainian activists, journalists and the Crimean Tatar community, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) said in a report published today...
ODIHR Director Link, on International Day of Democracy, stresses central role of civil society in promoting democracy and human rights
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
WARSAW, 15 September 2015- It is vital that states create an environment that enables the work of civil society actors and promote civil society’s essential role in promoting democratic values, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said on the occasion of today’s International Day of Democracy...
Future law enforcement officers and diplomats learn about human rights in criminal proceedings at OSCE course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 September 2015
ASHGABAT, 11 September 2015 – Forty students of the Interior Ministry’s Institute and the Foreign Ministry’s International Relations Institute discussed international human rights standards at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings and investigations at an OSCE-organized course concluding in Ashgabat tomorrow...