News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported summer schools help Ukrainian judges improve knowledge of international mechanisms to protect human rights
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
More than 60 judges of local and administrative courts, and legal professionals from across the country attended two summer schools held by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine during July and August 2014 on applying the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and case-law of the European Court (ECtHR) to uphold the rule of law and strengthening the protection of human rights...
OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network marks 10-year anniversary
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 26 August 2014 – A three-day annual seminar of the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN), which marks its tenth anniversary this year, began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE PA human rights Chair stresses need for equal justice in Georgia
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
COPENHAGEN, 18 August 2014 – In a phone call today with Victor Dolidze, the Acting Head of the Georgian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Chair of the Assembly’s human rights committee, Isabel Santos, underlined the importance of prosecutors adhering to principles of political neutrality, independence and the rule of law...
OSCE helps young people in Kosovo voice their concerns, influence decision-making
Publishing date: 12 August 2014
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 12 August 2014 – To mark International Youth Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, UNICEF and GIZ (the German agency for international co-operation) will support today 25 Local Youth Action Councils (LYACs) in taking the concerns of young people to local- and central-level officials.
Children in Korça learn about OSCE Presence in Albania’s work
Publishing date: 7 August 2014
A group of some 90 children in the city of Korça, in south-west of Albania took part in interactive and fun activities organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania on 5 August 2014, to help them understand topics such as human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination...
Azerbaijan ‘makes mockery of democratic aspirations’ in civil society crackdown, says OSCE PA human rights chair
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
COPENHAGEN, 1 August 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today deplored the intensifying crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan and called on authorities to quickly reverse the trend...
OSCE PA human rights chair regrets Tuletayeva ruling in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2014
COPENHAGEN, 31 July 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today expressed regret over the 30 July ruling by a Kazakhstani court to deny parole to jailed labour activist Roza Tuletayeva...