Skip navigation

0Meta Navigation

× Close search

Navigation

Home Newsroom Press releases
Newsroom

News and press releases

Subscribe to News Updates

News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.

OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting discusses enhancing policing activities, calls for better co-ordination

Publishing date: 21 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Policing, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 21 May 2010- Policing experts from the OSCE region discussed enhancing police-related activities and co-operating with international organizations to address transnational threats at the Annual Police Experts Meeting which ends in Vienna today...

OSCE Centre in Astana launches seminar series to promote democratic policing

Publishing date: 19 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Policing
ASTANA, 19 May 2010- A seminar series to introduce a human rights curriculum into police education institutions across Kazakhstan began today with the launch of an OSCE-supported human rights handbook for police schools...

Tajikistan is an important contributor to the security of the OSCE region, says OSCE Chairperson

Publishing date: 19 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 19 May 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev today stressed the importance of Tajikistan for the OSCE in his meetings with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi...

Judicial independence and access to justice remain challenge in OSCE region, participants at Warsaw meeting say

Publishing date: 16 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 17 May 2010- Guaranteeing judicial independence and public access to justice remain a significant challenge in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of an OSCE meeting on these topics...

OSCE and Venice Commission host roundtable meeting on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 13 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 13 May, 2010- High-level representatives of Kyrgyzstan's interim government and international experts are meeting today in Bishkek at a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...

OSCE Mission to Serbia Head welcomes election of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality

Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights
BELGRADE, 6 May 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, welcomed today the decision by the National Assembly of Serbia to elect Nevena Petrusic as the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality...

OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for more action on increasing women's participation in public life

Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality got underway today with participants calling for increased action by participating States to promote the participation of women in political and public life...