News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps Ukrainian legal professionals to better protect human rights in times of crisis
Publishing date: 3 November 2014
KYIV, 3 November 2014– Ukrainian legal professionals attended the first in a series of training courses, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, aimed to broaden their knowledge on international standards of human rights protection in crisis situations today in Kyiv...
OSCE/ODIHR director raises case of Azerbaijani human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova in first report to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
VIENNA, 31 October 2014 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today cited the case of Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Khadija Ismayilova in calling on OSCE participating States to refrain from pressuring or harassing individuals for their legitimate activities in supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
Participants at OSCE meeting stress need for increased commitment to protecting human rights in times of economic crisis
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
VIENNA, 30 October 2014 – While times of economic crisis can impose severe budgetary conditions on States, addressing these constraints cannot come at the cost of ignoring the responsibilities States have for the protection and promotion of human rights, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
OSCE Mission workshop highlights efforts to prevent illegal occupation of properties in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
The last in a series of six OSCE workshops on preventing the illegal re-occupation of apartments, houses and land belonging to displaced persons, was held on 24 October 2014 in Gjakovë/Đakovica for representatives of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA), Kosovo Police, judges and prosecutors...
On International Day against the Death Penalty, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls on OSCE participating States to keep abolishment under consideration
Publishing date: 10 October 2014
WARSAW, 10 October 2014 – On the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on those OSCE countries that continue to apply the death penalty or maintain it in law to continue to consider the complete abolishment of capital punishment...
OSCE supports Eighth International Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
BISHKEK, 8 October 2014 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is supporting local human rights organization Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan in hosting the four-day Eighth International Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights, which launched on Tuesday in Bishkek...
Human rights, humanitarian issues the focus of closing session at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting
Publishing date: 5 October 2014
GENEVA, 5 October 2014 – Human rights and humanitarian issues were the focus of presentations and parliamentary debate on the final day of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2014 Autumn Meeting in Geneva...