News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Mission regrets cancellation of Belgrade Pride March
Publishing date: 28 September 2013
BELGRADE, 28 September 2013- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Peter Burkhard, made a statement today following yesterday’s decision by state authorities to cancel the 2013 Belgrade Pride March...
OSCE/ODIHR Director disappointed by Spanish decision against monitoring of Madrid demonstration
Publishing date: 27 September 2013
WARSAW, 27 September 2013 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed his disappointment today following notification from the Spanish authorities that monitors from the Office would not be welcome at an anti-monarchy demonstration in Madrid on Saturday...
OSCE Presence supports activities against domestic violence in Albania, presents publication for victims of domestic violence
Publishing date: 27 September 2013
The OSCE Presence in Albania experts for human rights participated in a forum on domestic violence for students of the European University of Tirana, on 26 September 2013...
OSCE trains penitentiary staff on prisoners’ rights in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 September 2013
ASHGABAT, 27 September 2013 – Prison officials from across Turkmenistan discussed international legal standards for the treatment of prisoners at an OSCE-supported seminar that concluded in Ashgabat today...
New human rights education guidelines for activists and health workers presented at OSCE/ODIHR event
Publishing date: 26 September 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented two new sets of guidelines on human rights education for health workers and for human rights activists at the OSCE’s annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 25 September 2013...
Prosecutor’s role in court proceedings, standards essential for fair trial key topics of OSCE-supported training seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 September 2013
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 25 September 2013- Some 30 prosecutors from Kazakhstan’s regions are attending a three-day training seminar on prosecution in court proceedings, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana that began today in Almaty...
Addressing gender-based discrimination in police forces through effective oversight mechanisms discussed at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 24 September 2013
While law-enforcement institutions in the OSCE region are increasingly recognizing the benefits women bring to police in serving communities, more needs to be done to address gender-based discrimination within police forces, said participants of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2013...