News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On International Human Rights Day, OSCE rights chief stresses need to guarantee access to participation in public life
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
WARSAW, 10 December 2012 – On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on states to protect and promote the right of each and every individual to participate in public life...
OSCE in Bosnia and Herzegovina promotes quality education for every child
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
SARAJEVO, 10 December 2012 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the non-governmental organization Save the Children held a conference in Sarajevo today to highlight best practices, lessons learned and sustainable solutions for improving education sys-tems in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the introduction of the Index for Inclusion...
OSCE supports International Human Rights Day events throughout Tajikistan
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
DUSHANBE, 10 December 2012- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, together with partners in government, civil society, local authorities and international organizations, today concluded a week of events throughout the country marking the 64th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro co-organizes annual discussion to mark International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
Montenegro’s participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council, the right to restitution, and human rights protection in penitentiary system were the three topics discussed at an OSCE-supported event in Podgorica to mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2012...
Improvements made in human rights protection, women and youth participation, but challenges remain, says Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 December 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, said today that despite significant improvements in the Kosovo regulatory framework and increased outreach by the government, challenges remain in human and community rights protection, as well as in women and youth participation in decision-making processes...
ODIHR trains counter-terrorism officials in Ukraine on protecting human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The importance of protecting human rights while countering terrorism was highlighted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a two-and-a-half-day training course for law enforcement officials, which ended on 6 December 2012 in Kyiv...
New OSCE/ODIHR handbook on national human rights institutions and gender equality presented at Sarajevo workshop
Publishing date: 4 December 2012
A new publication to highlight the role national human rights institutions can play in protecting and promoting women’s rights and gender equality was presented at a regional expert workshop, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo on 4 December 2012...