News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE in Moldova trains judges and prosecutors on combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 12 November 2014
CHISINAU, 12 November 2014 – A group of Moldovan judges and prosecutors completed today an OSCE train-the-trainer course to enhance the capacity of the Moldovan judiciary system to prevent and combat domestic violence...
OSCE Centre supports meeting of Human Dimension Working Group in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 November 2014
An OSCE-supported meeting of the working group of the Consultative and Advisory Body on the Human Dimension under Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry took place on 12 November 2014 in Astana...
OSCE supports study visit to Austria on protection of domestic violence for Azerbaijani officials and representatives of civil society
Publishing date: 7 November 2014
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku supported a five-day visit of 12 representatives from Azerbaijani state agencies and civil society organizations to Austria to look at best practices on running shelters and providing services to victims of domestic violence. The visit, which took place from 3 to 7 November 2014, was a part of the project aimed at supporting the effective implementation of the law on the prevention of domestic violence in Azerbaijan...
Stability, security and respect for human rights are shared UN and OSCE values, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tells OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
VIENNA, 4 November 2014 – The OSCE plays a pivotal role in easing divisions, healing wounds and managing change, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today, and emphasized the close UN-OSCE partnership in enhancing conflict prevention and resolution...
OSCE helps Ukrainian legal professionals to better protect human rights in times of crisis
Publishing date: 3 November 2014
KYIV, 3 November 2014– Ukrainian legal professionals attended the first in a series of training courses, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, aimed to broaden their knowledge on international standards of human rights protection in crisis situations today in Kyiv...
OSCE/ODIHR director raises case of Azerbaijani human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova in first report to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
VIENNA, 31 October 2014 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today cited the case of Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Khadija Ismayilova in calling on OSCE participating States to refrain from pressuring or harassing individuals for their legitimate activities in supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
Participants at OSCE meeting stress need for increased commitment to protecting human rights in times of economic crisis
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
VIENNA, 30 October 2014 – While times of economic crisis can impose severe budgetary conditions on States, addressing these constraints cannot come at the cost of ignoring the responsibilities States have for the protection and promotion of human rights, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...