News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Universal human rights central to security, say speakers at OSCE conference in Warsaw
Publishing date: 23 September 2013
WARSAW, 23 September 2013 – The universality of human rights has to be protected in order to provide for genuine security, speakers said at the opening of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw today...
Freedom of religion or belief topic of OSCE-supported discussion in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2013
Kyrgyzstan’s state officials, religious leaders, civil society and media representatives gathered in Bishkek on 20 September 2013 for an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the legal and practical aspects of safeguarding the freedom of religion or belief in the Kyrgyz Republic...
OSCE Centre organizes course on human rights in criminal proceedings for students in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 September 2013
ASHGABAT, 20 September 2013 – Some 30 students from the Interior Ministry’s Institute graduated from an OSCE-supported course on international human rights standards in the process of criminal proceedings and investigations, in Ashgabat today...
Reports on human rights in Kazakhstan in 2012 published with support of OSCE Centre
Publishing date: 19 September 2013
ASTANA, 19 September 2013 – The OSCE Centre supported the publication of the 2012 annual report on the state of human rights in Kazakhstan and a special report on migrants’ rights in the country that were presented at the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan today...
Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
WARSAW, 13 September 2013 – Ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Democracy, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on participating States to ensure the protection of human rights defenders...
Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan concerned over cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia
Publishing date: 11 September 2013
YEREVAN, 11 September 2013 – The Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan Ambassador Andrey Sorokin issued the following statement today on recent cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes inter-ethnic summer camp in Struga
Publishing date: 6 September 2013
An OSCE-supported inter-cultural summer camp for 45 secondary school students of different ethnic backgrounds in Skopje and Tetovo municipalities is taking place from 8 to 15 September 2013 in Struga...