News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA Annual Session: Migrants’ rights, political prisoners at core of human rights committee resolution
Publishing date: 20 June 2014
COPENHAGEN, 20 June 2014 – Ensuring the security and human dignity of migrants and openly addressing the issue of political prisoners are among the key recommendations proposed by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Third Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA's upcoming Annual Session...
OSCE Mission to present report on language rights compliance by municipalities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 June 2014 – The OSCE Mission will present its report on how municipalities in Kosovo comply with language rights, at a conference in Pejё/Peć this coming Monday...
Annual human rights meeting in Tajikistan brings together government and civil society representatives
Publishing date: 19 June 2014
DUSHANBE, 19 June 2014 – Tajikistan’s record on its OSCE human rights commitments was the topic of a two-day meeting of government and civil society representatives that concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE and international partners honour Armenia’s human rights advocates
Publishing date: 19 June 2014
The OSCE and international partners honoured individuals working to promote human rights, good governance, civic activism, local government reform, community service and free speech in Armenia at the Universal Rights Awards Ceremony on 19 June 2014 in Yerevan...
Call for applications for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Building OSCE Youth Advisory Group
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Young leaders, activists, students, researchers and NGO representatives, aged 18 to 30 years old, and resident in Bosnia and Herzegovina are invited to apply for the OSCE Youth Advisory Group project to learn more about the OSCE’s work...
OSCE supports training on human rights of military personnel and torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan’s army
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a training course from 9-13 June 2014 on torture prevention and international and national standards regarding the rights and freedoms of military personnel...
OSCE/ODIHR Director and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sign declaration on enhancing co-operation in human dimension
Publishing date: 12 June 2014
GENEVA, 12 June 2014 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, agreed to enhance co-operation between their institutions in a joint declaration signed in Geneva today...