News and press releases

The Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of civil society organizations from across the OSCE region, presented recommendations to the OSCE executive structures, institutions and participating States at an online event on 7 December 2020.

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organized two events on 2 and 3 December 2020 in blended formats in the field of the rights of persons with disabilities. The discussion on the first day focused on the ratification by the Republic of Uzbekistan of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Representatives from both chambers of Parliament and international experts from Estonia, Latvia and Kazakhstan attended the event.

The OSCE Presence in Albania and the University of Tirana launched the Centre for Justice and Transformation – a multi-disciplinary research centre in the field of transitional justice – at an online event on 26 November 2020...

Enhancing co-operation on human rights promotion and protection was the focus of an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 25 and 26 November 2020...

Enhancing prison health care systems was the focus of an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 23 and 24 November 2020.

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a webinar on “Exploitation of Children through Child Marriage” on 20 November, World Children's Day. The event brought together representatives of key local institutions in combatting trafficking in human beings and protecting victims. Members of the judiciary, representatives of executive and legislative bodies, civil rights organizations and human rights defenders from BiH and neighbouring countries also participated.

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) digitally launched the report “Responses to COVID 19 pandemic- Human Rights and Gender Analysis” today, 18 November 2020...