News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Law students raise awareness about free legal aid during OSCE Mission to Moldova-supported public lecture in Comrat
Publishing date: 26 September 2016
On 20 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova supported a lecture for 28 first-year vocational students in the autonomous region of Gagauzia about the benefits of state guaranteed legal assistance. The lecture was given by two law students from Comrat State University who previously participated in the Mission’s project to train future lawyers to deliver free legal aid...
OSCE participating States need to increase efforts to promote political and social participation of persons with disabilities
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
The challenges in promoting and securing the rights of persons with disabilities, ensuring their inclusion in the political and public life and in decision-making processes, as well as in promoting their unhindered participation in sport events, were discussed at a side event that took place on 20 September 2016 during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw...
At OSCE event, lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss how to better serve clients’ needs after litigation
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
On 16 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a year-long series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 35 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the execution of court decisions and the details needed to keep their clients informed...
Maintaining a constant commitment to human rights the foundation of real security, say speakers at OSCE conference in Warsaw
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
WARSAW, 19 September 2016- OSCE participating States must focus on their commitments to defend human rights to effectively retain real security, speakers said at the opening of the 20th OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw today...
UNHCR, OSCE welcome decision to form Co-ordination Team to monitor implementation of refugees and displaced persons rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 17 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 17 September 2016- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Regional Representation for South-Eastern Europe (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to BiH welcome the decision of the BiH Council of Ministers to form a Co-ordination Team to follow the implementation of rights of refugees and displaced persons under Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Accords...
Essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma wins OSCE Mission to Serbia competition
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma youth, jointly written by a Jovana Zjacic, a 23-year-old volunteer at a shelter for homeless children, and Ana Cosic, a German-language teacher from Macvanska Mitrovica, was selected as the winner of a competition organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia on the role of youth in the implementation of the OSCE’s human dimension commitments, on 7 September 2016 in Belgrade...
Strengthening rule of law and promoting human rights vital to ensuring trust in democratic systems, OSCE/ODIHR Director Link says on International Day for Democracy
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
WARSAW, 15 September 2016 – Governments need to continue to strengthen the rule of law and promote human rights in order to bolster trust in democratic systems, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today, on the International Day of Democracy...