News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes respect for rights for detainees in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
The OSCE Office in Baku completed a two-day training course for police officers on the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE Chairperson strongly regrets Belarus travel ban on civil society activist
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
DUBLIN, 12 July 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore, expressed his strong regret about the Belarusian authorities’ decision to prevent a Belarusian civil society activist from travelling to an OSCE meeting in Vienna today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds preparatory meeting ahead of major human rights conference
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
DUSHANBE, 3 July 2012- The sixth annual OSCE Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting for government and civil society representatives to discuss human rights issues concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar on domestic violence for law enforcement officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
ASHGABAT, 29 June 2012 – More than 25 representatives from Turkmenistan participated today in Ashgabat in an OSCE-organized seminar on good law-enforcement practices in preventing and addressing domestic violence...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors on human rights
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
The third and last in a series of training sessions on human rights for Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors concluded on 23 June 2012 in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre signs agreement on torture prevention with Kyrgyz authorities and civil society organizations
Publishing date: 15 June 2012
BISHKEK, 15 June 2012- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Kyrgyz authorities and civil society organizations signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding today in Bishkek aimed at increasing co-operation in monitoring places of detention...
OSCE Centre supports publication of Kazakhstan Ombudsman’s report
Publishing date: 8 June 2012
KARAGANDY, Kazakhstan, 8 June 2012 – A review of the National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman’s) work in 2011 was presented at an OSCE-supported meeting held in Karagandy today...