News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE co-organizes forum on re-socialization of convicted persons in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
ASTANA, 11 December 2015 – An OSCE-supported Third Penitentiary Forum dedicated to the strengthening of re-socialization for convicted persons took place today in Astana, bringing together more than 200 high-level government officials, parliamentarians, representatives of the judiciary, international organizations, civil society and academia...
OSCE/ODIHR Director welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
WARSAW, 11 December 2015 – Today, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), welcomed the complete abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia...
Respect for Human Rights must be central in response to security challenges, says OSCE/ODIHR Director Link
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
WARSAW, 10 December 2015 – OSCE participating States must make sure that human rights are an integral and central part of their responses to the profound security challenges they are facing today, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on the occasion of today’s international Human Rights Day...
OSCE marks International Human Rights Day with Youth Legal Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
ASTANA, 10 December 2015 – The annual OSCE-sponsored Youth Legal Forum dedicated to "Human Rights Protection in the Fight against Terrorism” took place today at the Kazakh Humanities and Law University in Astana (KAZGUU) in recognition of the International Human Rights Day...
OSCE Centre supports Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
BISHKEK, 10 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is marking International Human Rights Day by supporting the Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights, which starts tomorrow and is organized by the Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan human rights movement...
OSCE PA’s Santos welcomes release of Azerbaijan’s Leyla Yunus
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
COPENHAGEN, 9 December 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release from prison of Azerbaijani rights activist Leyla Yunus on humanitarian grounds., 9 December 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release from prison of Azerbaijani rights activist Leyla Yunus on humanitarian grounds...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link praises release of Leyla Yunus
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
WARSAW, 9 December 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the release from custody of Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus, following a request from her lawyers based on her deteriorating health...