News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint study on trafficking in human beings published in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 November 2001
YEREVAN, 14 November 2001-- The OSCE Office in Yerevan today presented to the public findings of the first research study on the trafficking in human beings in Armenia...
OSCE organizes election quiz show in Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 November 2001
PRISTINA, 14 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has organized an election quiz show broadcast on Kosovo's public broadcaster, Radio-Television Kosovo (RTK). The show, which runs under the title "E gjeta", or "I've Got It"...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office shares concerns on Montenegro's draft new referendum law
Publishing date: 14 November 2001
BUCHAREST, 14 November 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, fully shares the concerns raised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in a detailed analysis...
OSCE supports stronger Roma representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
SARAJEVO, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched a new project aimed at improving the status of Roma in the country at a conference held in Vogosca, from 9 to 12 November 2001...
OSCE Skopje Mission expresses concern over escalation of tension
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
SKOPJE, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje has expressed its deep concern regarding the events that occurred recently in the wider Tetovo area, resulting in the loss of life of three Macedonian police officers...
Two Kosovo parties fined for political violence and reporting bias
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
PRISTINA, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has made two significant rulings this week. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) was sanctioned after one of its supporters repeatedly...
OSCE Kosovo Mission asks domestic election observers to be patient
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
PRISTINA, 9 November 2001 (OSCE)-- With almost 13,000 domestic observers accredited to take part in the upcoming Kosovo Assembly Election, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has issued a plea for patience...
Kosovo's justice system functioning- but concerns remain
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
PRISTINA, 9 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE's latest report on Kosovo's justice system has called for assurances that international human rights standards will be met...
OSCE's human rights office welcomes progress in reform of Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
WARSAW, 9 November 2001- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomes the Kyrgyz Government's decision to place the country's prison system under the authority of the Ministry of Justice...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President to lead observer delegation during Kosovo election
Publishing date: 8 November 2001
COPENHAGEN, 8 November 2001-- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Bruce George, MP (United Kingdom) will lead the OSCE observers for the Kosovo assembly election on 17 November...