News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-organized training course for parliamentary services held in Podgorica
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the parliament’s Department of Human Resources, organized a training course on managing change for parliamentary services on 27 and 28 November in Podgorica...
OSCE PA human rights committee Chair concerned over case of Taner Kiliç, Chair of Amnesty International Turkey
Publishing date: 21 November 2017
COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2017 – Ignacio Sanchez Amor (Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, expressed concern today over the case of Taner Kiliç, Chair of Amnesty International Turkey. Kiliç, accused of being a member of the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), is set to go to trial Wednesday...
Young people explore new tools for political participation at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Tirana
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
Some 30 young people from across South-Eastern Europe gathered together with experts on civic technology, e-governance and related fields in Tirana on 17 November 2017 to explore how new technologies and social media platforms can encourage young peoples’ political participation by creating avenues
Workshop by OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe highlights importance of adequate and effective evaluation of judges' work in Georgia
Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Tools and methods for an effective evaluation of judges’ performance were the focus of a workshop organized jointly by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, within the context of their Support to the Judicial Reform project, in Tbilisi on 14
Experts discuss civic and political participation of migrants at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Brussels
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
The civic and political participation of migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for 40 participants from 14 OSCE participating States in Brussels on 14 and 15 November 2017.
Political party regulation in the context of rising populism the topic of ODIHR expert meetings in Warsaw
Publishing date: 6 November 2017
Experts on political parties from across the OSCE region took part in a meeting on political party regulation organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 2 and 3 November 2017. The meeting was followed by a roundtable discussion on 4 November
OSCE/ODIHR builds capacity of Montenegro’s parliament to conduct gender-sensitive analysis of legislation
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
Mainstreaming gender in the legislative process in Montenegro was the focus of a workshop for 32 members and secretaries of Montenegro’s parliamentary committees held in Podgorica on 30 and 31 October 2017. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with expert support from the OSCE