News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office supports rock concert, film festival and Human Rights Expo to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
A rock concert, a Human Rights Film Festival, a public debate and a Human Rights Expo were among the OSCE-supported events held on 9 and 10 December 2011 in Yerevan to mark International Human Rights Day...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BISHKEK, 13 December 2011 – More effective prevention of torture in temporary detention facilities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyz Republic and a human rights non-governmental organization “Kylym Shamy”...
OSCE Office presents handbook in Azerbaijani on human rights for military personnel
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BAKU, 13 December 2011 – Today the OSCE Office in Baku presented an Azerbaijani-language version of the Handbook on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel...
Human rights developments in light of 20 years of independence discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
ASTANA, 12 December 2011- Representatives from non-governmental organizations, the National Human Rights Commission, academia, international organizations and embassies reviewed the progress achieved during 20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, and challenges in promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms at an expert conference held today in Astana...
OSCE Mission, local and international stakeholders mark progress in discussion on returns to Nerodime e Epërme/Gornje Nerodimlje village
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
An OSCE Mission-facilitated meeting with representatives of Ferizaj/Uroševac municipality, Nerodime e Epërme/Gornje Nerodimlje village, Kosovo police, EULEX, UNHCR and the Danish Refugee Council on the returns process concluded successfully in Ferizaj/Uroševac on 9 December 2011...
OSCE Office holds Human Rights Week events for local communities across Tajikistan
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan together with its field offices in Garm, Khujand, Shartuz and Kulyab and the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, the Executive Office of the President and civil society partners concluded a week of events dedicated to the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 9 December 2011...
Promise of Astana Summit remains unfulfilled in OSCE area, ODIHR director says ahead of Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
WARSAW, 9 December 2011 – One year after the OSCE participating States promised to step up their efforts to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, tangible progress remains elusive, said Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of ODIHR, ahead of international Human Rights Day...