News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Michael Georg Link takes up post as new ODIHR director
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
WARSAW, 2 July 2014 – Michael Georg Link of Germany assumed his new duties on Tuesday as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses gratitude to outgoing ODIHR Director Lenarčič
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
BERN, 30 June 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia, the outgoing Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), for his work over the last six years...
Children’s rights must be upheld, OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator says
Publishing date: 12 May 2014
Police, immigration authorities and other actors should ensure that child trafficking victims are not arrested or detained, but provided with access to justice, the OSCE acting Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, told a forum on missing children and child trafficking in Thessaloniki, Greece on 8 and 9 May 2014...
OSCE Centre promotes best practices in preventing human trafficking in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 April 2014
ASHGABAT, 11 April 2014 – Law-enforcement officials, judges and defense lawyers of Turkmenistan discussed best practices in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings at an OSCE-organized training course that ended in Ashgabat today...
OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator sees positive developments during official visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 April 2014
ASTANA, 4 April 2014- The acting OSCE Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, noted positive legislative and policy developments in preventing and combating this form of modern-day slavery at the conclusion of an official country visit from 1 to 4 April 2014...
Preventing exploitation of domestic workers in diplomatic households imperative, OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator says in Brussels
Publishing date: 17 March 2014
The acting OSCE Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, at a workshop held in Brussels from 12 to 13 March 2014 urged the Organization’s participating States to work jointly to prevent the exploitation of domestic workers by employers who hold diplomatic immunity...
OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator notes progress in key areas, but sees gaps, during official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 March 2014
The acting OSCE Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, noted the progress made and continuing shortfalls in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) efforts to fight modern-day slavery, at the conclusion of an official visit from 2-6 March 2014...