News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for renewed efforts to counter prejudice and intolerance
Publishing date: 3 December 2015
WARSAW, 3 December 2015 Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link called on OSCE participating States to strengthen their efforts in addressing prejudice and intolerance against people with disabilities.
OSCE PA leadership discusses migrants crisis alongside OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dacic, Serbian Parliament Speaker Gojkovic
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
BELGRADE, 2 December 2015 – The elected leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met today in Belgrade alongside OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic for a discussion on the crisis of migrants and refugees and possibilities for strengthening the OSCE’s response...
OSCE supports international forum in Ukraine on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
The fourth international forum on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for legal professionals, co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, was held on 27 November 2015 in Lviv...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek hands over explosive ordnance disposal equipment to Kyrgyz Armed Forces
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek on 25 November 2015 held a ceremony to hand over to the Engineering Department of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces two explosive ordnance disposals, nine bomb suits with helmets, two distance remote exploders, two hook and line kits and seven mine detectors...
OSCE Mission to Moldova holds second public lecture for youth in 2015
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
On 25 November 2015, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a public lecture delivered by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Moldova Ivan Hnatyshyn for 48 students of Comrat University...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains children on human rights
Publishing date: 24 November 2015
More than 50 school children from all over Ukraine were trained on human rights principles, from 19 to 20 November 2015 in Odesa, during the events organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Office of the Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights...
Turkish translation of OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities launched in Istanbul
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
The Turkish translation of the Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities was launched in Istanbul on 19 November 2015, at a meeting bringing together more than 50 representatives of public authorities, religious or belief communities, academia and civil society organizations.