News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and international partners honour human rights advocates in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 June 2013
Civil rights activists, government officials, media and civil society representatives were recognized for their contribution to promoting human rights in Armenia at an event co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on 13 June 2013...
Greater efforts, co-operation needed to ensure security of Jewish communities, say participants at OSCE conference in Berlin
Publishing date: 13 June 2013
BERLIN, 13 June 2013 – Violent attacks and threats motivated by anti-Semitism affect the day-to-day lives of Jewish communities all across the OSCE region, and these communities are in need of protection from these threats and the harmful impact they have on their religious and cultural activities and on their human rights, said participants at an expert OSCE conference in Berlin today...
Constitutional protection of human rights in Montenegro discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 12 June 2013
How to further develop the constitutional protection of human rights in Montenegro was the topic of an OSCE-supported conference held in Bečići on the 10-11 June 2013...
ODIHR launches project to promote protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 11 June 2013
A new project to promote the effective protection of human rights defenders through the development of recommendations for governments was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a two-day expert meeting in Warsaw on 10 and 11 June 2013...
Participants at high-level OSCE conference in Kyiv call for stronger anti-trafficking action
Publishing date: 10 June 2013
KYIV, 10 June 2013 – Ways to strengthen the OSCE participating States’ response to human trafficking in terms of the prevention of the crime, prosecution of offenders and protection of victims are the focus of a high-level conference that started in Kyiv today...
OSCE promotes dialogue among government officials and religious leaders on sensitive gender issues in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2013 – The growing trend of early and non-registered marriages, early motherhood and gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan topped the agenda of a roundtable discussion that took place in Osh today...
On Child Protection Day, OSCE in Ukraine helps raise kids’ awareness of their rights
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine joined the country’s Justice Ministry and the Co-ordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine in an award ceremony for the winners of a children drawing contest on human rights. The award ceremony took place on 1 June 2013 to mark the International Day of the Protection of Children...