News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 December 2011
YEREVAN, 2 December 2011 – Measures to increase the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
ODIHR promotes increasing accuracy of voter lists in Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
Measures to further increase the accuracy of voter lists was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Central Election Commission of Georgia, in co-operation with ODIHR and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) on 22 November in Tbilisi...
OSCE/ODIHR begins assessment of early parliamentary elections in Slovenia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
LJUBLJANA, 23 November 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the early parliamentary elections to be held in Slovenia on 4 December...
Judicial independence focus of OSCE meeting in Moldova
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
The importance of fair selection and accountability of judges was the focus of a roundtable meeting on the independence of the judiciary held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Moldovan Superior Council of Magistrates on 14 November 2011 in Chisinau...
ODIHR co-organizes training sessions on women’s security in Serbia
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
Increasing awareness of women’s security issues at the local level was the focus of three training sessions organized in Serbia by OSCE/ODIHR with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities on 10-15 November...
Hate crimes remain serious problem across OSCE region, ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
WARSAW, 16 November 2011 – Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem across the OSCE region, concludes a report released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today, on the International Day for Tolerance...
OSCE meeting on preventing racism and hate crimes begins with calls for greater efforts to combat intolerance
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
VIENNA, 10 November 2011 – A two-day OSCE meeting aimed at identifying ways to prevent racism, xenophobia and hate crimes began today with calls for greater efforts to combat hatred and intolerance...