News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE human rights chief calls for human rights-based, co-operative response to Europe’s migration crisis
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
WARSAW, 1 September 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on countries in the OSCE to work together towards a co-ordinated and sustainable response to the increased flow of migrants into Europe; one that takes into account obligations to all individuals, including asylum seekers and refugees...
OSCE conducts training seminar on integration of labour migrants in northern Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
PETROPAVLOVSK, Northern Kazakhstan, 30 July 2015-- A one-day training seminar on the integration of labour migrants took place today in Petropavlovsk. Its aim was to review the legal and operational framework regulating the migrants’ access to the host country’s labour market and obligations of OSCE participating States related to labour migration...
OSCE organizes regional training seminar on integration of labour migrants
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
A one-day training seminar on the integration of labour migrants started on 27 July 2015 in Uralsk, western Kazakhstan...
OSCE acts to combat human trafficking along migration routes
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
Protecting groups vulnerable to human trafficking along migration routes and in destination countries is the focus of the 2015 Alliance conference, where during the next two days leading experts are looking for new ways to assist at-risk migrants...
Participants at OSCE/ODIHR conference exchange good practices on promoting migrants’ political participation
Publishing date: 19 June 2015
Promoting greater political participation for migrants was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the European University Institute (EUI), on 18 and 19 June 2015 in Florence.
OSCE human rights chief calls for humane treatment of refugees
Publishing date: 19 June 2015
BUDAPEST, 19 June 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ahead of Saturday’s World Refugee day, called today on countries in the OSCE region to ensure the dignified treatment and human rights of all individuals wanting to cross borders...
OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting focuses on links between smuggling of migrants, human trafficking and organized crime
Publishing date: 28 May 2015
BELGRADE, 28 May 2015- Criminal justice experts and representatives from international organizations gathered in Belgrade today for the two-day OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting, to discuss new trends related to links between organized crime, irregular migration and trafficking in human beings.