News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR sends election observation mission to the Czech Republic
Publishing date: 20 May 2002
PRAGUE, 21 May 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in the Czech Republic to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Series of anti-corruption seminars ends in Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 May 2002
KYIV, 17 May 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine held the fifth and last anti-corruption seminar on "Strategies in the Fight against Corruption and Strategies of Preventing Corruption" on 14 and 15 May 2002 in Kyiv.
OSCE Chairmanship calls for release of Kyrgyz opposition activists
Publishing date: 17 May 2002
LISBON, 17 May 2002- The Portuguese Chairmanship of the OSCE expressed its deep concern about the continued detention of a group of opposition politicians and human rights activists in Kyrgyzstan, who were taken into custody yesterday by...
OSCE Mission welcomes draft environment legislation in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 May 2002
BELGRADE, 17 May 2002- Ambassador Stefano Sannino, Head of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), expressed today his satisfaction about the fact that the Serbian Government has adopted the draft Environmental law and passed...
OSCE human rights envoy calls for dialogue and easing of tensions in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 May 2002
BISHKEK, 17 May 2002- At the end of his visit to Kyrgyzstan, the Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights called for urgent steps to be taken to foster dialogue between all political forces in the...
OSCE brings experts to Almaty to consider measures to combat arms trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 17 May 2002
ALMATY, 17 May 2002- Regional measures to crack down on the illegal trade of small arms and light weapons in Central Asia will be the focus of a meeting to be held on 21 and 22 May in Almaty. The Regional Meeting on Small Arms...
Montenegrin municipal elections generally in line with international standards
Publishing date: 16 May 2002
PODGORICA, 16 May 2002- Yesterday's municipal elections in Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, generally were conducted in accordance with OSCE commitments for democratic elections and Council of Europe standards, the...
Personal representatives of Armenian and Azeri Presidents held Nagorno-Karabakh talks in Prague
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
PRAGUE, 15 May 2002- On the instructions of Presidents Robert Kocharian of Armenia and Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, their personal representatives, Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Markarian of Armenia and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov...
Community policing conference in Skopje identifies new solutions to old problems
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
SKOPJE, 15 May 2002- Implementation of community policing requires increased confidence between Macedonian citizens and police, concluded participants in a Community Policing Conference organized last week by the OSCE Spillover Monitor...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina calls for compliance with laws on conscientious objection
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
SARAJEVO, 15 May 2002- On the occasion of the international day of conscientious objectors on 15 May, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has called on the country's authorities to take steps to ensure early compliance with the laws on...