News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Swiss OSCE Chairmanship concludes series of four regional civil society workshops with a two-day event in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 8 September 2014
Some 40 representatives from regional civil society organizations of the South Caucasus and international NGOs took part in a discussion in Tbilisi on 3 and 4 September 2014, organized jointly by the 2014 Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and the Georgian NGO Analytical Center for Interethnic Cooperation and Consultations. The focus of the event was on the prevention of torture, the independence of the judiciary, and the institutional and legal framework to combat discrimination...
OSCE Head of Mission and Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss regional co-operation
Publishing date: 5 September 2014
SARAJEVO, 5 September 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Jonathan Moore, today met Foreign Minister of BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija, to discuss the role of the OSCE in the country and the Mission’s future work in key areas...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports regional efforts in combating organized crime
Publishing date: 2 September 2014
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro donated six computers to Montenegrin Interior Ministry, as part of a regional project on combating organized crime...
OSCE-supported summer schools help Ukrainian judges improve knowledge of international mechanisms to protect human rights
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
More than 60 judges of local and administrative courts, and legal professionals from across the country attended two summer schools held by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine during July and August 2014 on applying the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and case-law of the European Court (ECtHR) to uphold the rule of law and strengthening the protection of human rights...
OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network marks 10-year anniversary
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 26 August 2014 – A three-day annual seminar of the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN), which marks its tenth anniversary this year, began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE PA human rights Chair stresses need for equal justice in Georgia
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
COPENHAGEN, 18 August 2014 – In a phone call today with Victor Dolidze, the Acting Head of the Georgian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Chair of the Assembly’s human rights committee, Isabel Santos, underlined the importance of prosecutors adhering to principles of political neutrality, independence and the rule of law...
OSCE helps young people in Kosovo voice their concerns, influence decision-making
Publishing date: 12 August 2014
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 12 August 2014 – To mark International Youth Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, UNICEF and GIZ (the German agency for international co-operation) will support today 25 Local Youth Action Councils (LYACs) in taking the concerns of young people to local- and central-level officials.