News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains NGO lawyers working with domestic violence victims in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 April 2013
An OSCE-supported seminar for lawyers in Kazakhstan working with domestic violence victims was held at the Alatau resort near Almaty from 17 to 19 April 2013...
Better information on repatriated persons leads to better assistance: workshop of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 19 April 2013
A two-day workshop to help municipal officials collect and process data on returnees and repatriated persons in Kosovo concluded in Mavrovo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on 19 April 2013...
OSCE trains human rights educators in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 April 2013
AGHVERAN, Armenia, 19 April 2013 – Teacher-trainers in Armenia will learn how to design human rights education that relates to students’ daily life in a three-day course that started today in Aghveran, Armenia...
OSCE Kosovo Mission acting Head condemns attack on human rights activist
Publishing date: 28 March 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 28 March 2013 – The acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Paivi Nikander, strongly condemned today the physical assault on prominent human rights activist Nazlie Bala, which took place last night...
OSCE Presence in Albania presents findings and recommendations to improve civil trials
Publishing date: 27 March 2013
TIRANA, 27 March 2013- The OSCE Presence in Albania, together with Justice Minister Eduard Halimi and the Deputy Chair of the High Council of Justice, Elvis Çefa, presented a report on the Albanian civil justice system today...
OSCE Centre in Astana facilitates dialogue on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 19 March 2013
ASTANA, 19 March 2013- State officials, parliamentarians, religious leaders, scholars and non-governmental organization representatives discussed how to foster interfaith dialogue at a conference organized in Astana today by the Agency for Religious Affairs, and Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan with the OSCE Centre’s support...
OSCE supports discussion on establishing a torture prevention mechanism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
The OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial Reform of the Mazhilis (the lower Chamber of Parliament) and the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia organized a roundtable discussion on 14 March 2013 on a draft law to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) against torture in Kazakhstan...