News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Belgrade Mission Head calls for a Human Rights culture
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
BELGRADE, 9 December 2003- South-eastern European states should live up to the human rights norms to which they are committed to, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari. In an article to...
OSCE Mission facilitates information sharing between broadcasting agencies of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
BELGRADE/PODGORICA, 9 December 2003- The improvement of regional co-operation and information exchange between broadcasting agencies in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was the goal of a series of intensive OSCE-organized workshops...
State Duma elections well organized but failed to meet many international standards
Publishing date: 8 December 2003
MOSCOW, 8 December 2003- The State Duma elections on 7 December failed to meet many OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, calling into question Russia's willingness to move towards European standards for democratic elections, concludes the...
OSCE Centre holds Dushanbe conference on preventing use of violence during investigation and pre-trial detention
Publishing date: 5 December 2003
DUSHANBE, 5 December 2003- A two-day national conference in Tajikistan on preventing the use of violence during investigation and pre-trial detention, organized by the OSCE Centre, has just concluded with a set of recommendations and proposals...
OSCE Presence to observe re-run of local government elections in Albania
Publishing date: 5 December 2003
TIRANA, 5 December 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania will deploy observers for the re-run of the local government elections in two communes this Sunday. The Albanian President set the date of the by-election for the commune of Vergo in Delvina...
OSCE Office in Baku boosts micro-finance activities in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 5 December 2003
BAKU, 5 December 2003- Over 120 specialists from Azerbaijan will discuss the best results of micro-finance activity and the strategies for its further promotion in Azerbaijan, at a two-day OSCE-organized conference which opened today in Baku...
Afghan Foreign Minister seeks OSCE support
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah thanked the OSCE on Thursday for granting his country the status of Partner for Co-operation and asked for the Organization's support as Afghanistan seeks to build security and...
OSCE media freedom representative asks for release of Azeri journalist from prison
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- A leading European media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has requested Azeri authorities to release a journalist from prison. In a letter he sent to Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliyev...
Conference calls on OSCE states to respect the rights of religious groups
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
OSH, 4 December 2003- Repression of religious groups is not an acceptable response to religious fundamentalism and extremist political movements, participants declared at an OSCE Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held in Osh...
OSCE Presence and SEED organize seminars for youth in Albania
Publishing date: 3 December 2003
TIRANA, 3 December 2003- Seminars that will help develop entrepreneurial thinking, encourage further education and develop respect for legal business practices will be held in Albania in December. They are being organized by...