News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Health services and medical insurance discussed at OSCE Mission to Moldova’s fourth Human Rights Club
Publishing date: 1 December 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized its fourth and final event in a year-long series of Human Rights Clubs for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, on 25 November 2016, in Chisinau. The event brought together 46 participants, who discussed ways to better assist clients in accessing health services and medical insurance...
Expert meeting on strengthening independence of national human rights institutions in OSCE region concludes in Warsaw
Publishing date: 29 November 2016
More than 30 representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs), international organizations and academia took part in an expert meeting on the independence of NHRIs hosted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 28 and 29 November 2016.
Workshop in Chernihiv wraps up OSCE/ODIHR human rights training programme for civil society in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 November 2016
More than 30 human rights defenders took part in a workshop on human rights monitoring for civil society in Ukraine concluding a series of similar training and capacity building events carried out in the country since 2015 by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The workshop took place in Chernihiv from 22 to 24 November 2016.
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism in focus at OSCE/ODIHR training events in Madrid
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism was the focus of two OSCE training courses organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 14-15 November and 17-18 November 2016 in Madrid...
OSCE Mission’s campaign promotes new human rights legislation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 November 2016
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched an information campaign on 11 November 2016 to promote the package of laws on human rights...
OSCE human rights chief calls on EU and Greece to urgently address dangerous living conditions of refugees and migrants
Publishing date: 11 November 2016
WARSAW, 11 November 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on the European Union and Greek authorities to act urgently to provide adequate shelter and living conditions for the estimated 50,000 migrants, asylum seekers and refugees now staying in Greece...
OSCE meeting in Vienna explores the bridge building role and potential of national minority issues across the OSCE area
Publishing date: 10 November 2016
VIENNA, 10 November 2016 – Promoting greater attention to the positive potential of national minorities for societies and states was a core theme of speakers at the opening of a two-day OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) held in Vienna today, entitled “National Minorities, Bridge Building and Integration"...