News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps mainstream human rights into training for police officers in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 8 August 2012
TASHKENT, 8 August 2012- A two-day OSCE-supported training seminar for police officers promoting awareness of the international human rights standards and role of the police in ensuring and protecting human rights opened in Tashkent today...
OSCE trains Transdniestrian lawyers on European Court of Human Rights
Publishing date: 1 August 2012
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event on the European Court of Human Rights for 25 lawyers, civil society representatives and journalists from Transdniestria from 27 to 29 July 2012...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports human rights education in police
Publishing date: 31 July 2012
ASTANA, 31 July 2012 – Two OSCE-supported training seminars aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills of police schools instructors on human rights-related matters ended today in Astana...
OSCE promotes respect for rights for detainees in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
The OSCE Office in Baku completed a two-day training course for police officers on the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE Chairperson strongly regrets Belarus travel ban on civil society activist
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
DUBLIN, 12 July 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore, expressed his strong regret about the Belarusian authorities’ decision to prevent a Belarusian civil society activist from travelling to an OSCE meeting in Vienna today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds preparatory meeting ahead of major human rights conference
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
DUSHANBE, 3 July 2012- The sixth annual OSCE Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting for government and civil society representatives to discuss human rights issues concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar on domestic violence for law enforcement officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
ASHGABAT, 29 June 2012 – More than 25 representatives from Turkmenistan participated today in Ashgabat in an OSCE-organized seminar on good law-enforcement practices in preventing and addressing domestic violence...