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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Marking one year since Turkey’s state of emergency, OSCE PA human rights committee leaders urge respect for rule of law
Publishing date: 20 July 2017
COPENHAGEN, 20 July 2017 – The three officers of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions – Chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor (Spain), Vice-Chair Ivana Dobesova (Czech Republic) and Rapporteur Kyriakos Kyriakou-Hadjiyianni (Cyprus) – today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of Turkey’s state of emergency...
Turkmenistan state officials gain expertise on protecting freedom of religion or belief while promoting security at ODIHR training event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 14 July 2017
State officials from Turkmenistan gained expertise on protecting freedom of religion or belief while promoting security at a train-the-trainer course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights(ODIHR) in Warsaw from 11 to 14 July 2017. The main focuses of the training
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports young legal professionals interested in human rights career path
Publishing date: 14 July 2017
The third Inter-University School on Human Rights welcomed 25 students from 13 universities and 10 countries of the OSCE region from 10 to 14 July 2017 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The annual event serves as a platform for strengthening the capacity of future legal professionals in human rights protection...
OSCE parliamentarians adopt Minsk Declaration with comprehensive recommendations for peace and prosperity
Publishing date: 9 July 2017
MINSK, 9 July 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted the 2017 Minsk Declaration today with recommendations to national governments, parliaments and the international community to help shape policies in the fields of political affairs, security, economics, environment, and human rights. More than 260 parliamentarians from 55 OSCE countries and several Partners for Co-operation participated in the five-day Annual Session in Minsk held under the theme “Enhancing mutual trust and co-operation for peace and prosperity in the OSCE region”...
Head of OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe meets Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
DUSHANBE, 7 July 2017 – Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, met Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich in Dushanbe today. She gave an update on the transition of the “OSCE Office in Tajikistan” into the “OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe”, which came into effect on 1 July 2017, as mandated by the OSCE Permanent Council Decision 1251...
OSCE/ODIHR builds capacity of Ukrainian civil society to train human rights monitors
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Thirteen human rights defenders from across Ukraine took part in a train-the-trainers workshop on human rights monitoring organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 3 to 7 July 2017 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
In Minsk, OSCE parliamentarians debate ways to increase effectiveness in addressing urgent challenges to security and stability
Publishing date: 6 July 2017
MINSK, 6 July 2017 – More than 260 parliamentarians from 55 OSCE countries and several Partners for Co-operation began debates today on political and security affairs, economic and environmental issues, and human rights and humanitarian concerns at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 26th Annual Session in Minsk...