News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek hands over video surveillance equipment to State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) on 24 October 2017 in the city of Osh. The video equipment consisting of 18 security cameras will enhance security in the remand prison as well as contribute to prevention of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment or punishment in penitentiaries.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports first National Congress of People with Disabilities
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The first National Congress of People with Disabilities took place in Dushanbe on 25 and 26 October 2017 with the support of the OSCE Programme Office, bringing together some 70 people with disabilities from different regions of Tajikistan who shared their thoughts and experiences on their participation in public life, arts, sport and theatre...
Lawyers’ capacity to tackle hate crimes strengthened by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The sixth Human Rights Club of the year was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 26 October 2017. The meeting provided legal professionals from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River with an opportunity to discuss how to differentiate between an act of discrimination and a hate crime when identifying the law that has been violated in a given case.
ODIHR training events in Kazakhstan focus on promoting freedom of religion or belief for all while ensuring security
Publishing date: 26 October 2017
Participants in two training courses organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Almaty, Kazakhstan, gained a deeper understanding this week of how to advance freedom of religion or belief for all while ensuring security. Eleven state officials took part in the
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized first training course on hate crime for representatives of judiciary
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre organized a first in a series of three one-day training courses on hate crime for representatives of the judiciary on 17 October 2017 in Podgorica...
Rights-based, comprehensive protection measures crucial to combating child trafficking across OSCE region, say Warsaw event participants
Publishing date: 11 October 2017
The importance of rights-based and comprehensive approaches to assisting victims of child trafficking was highlighted during an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 12 October 2017, on the margins of the Human Dimension Seminar on the
Participants at OSCE meeting in Warsaw stress need to ensure safety and human rights of children in situations of risk, and to address new challenges
Publishing date: 11 October 2017
WARSAW, 11 October 2017 – Focused action and co-operation, including among governments and civil society, are vital to effectively ensuring the safety and human rights of children, and particularly children in situations of risk, participants said at the opening of the OSCE Human Dimension Seminar today in Warsaw...