News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns killing in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 November 2011 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, condemned today the killing of a Kosovo Serb and the wounding of two others in northern Mitrovicë/Mitrovica last night...
Belarus trials highlight need for substantial justice reform, OSCE human rights chief says
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
WARSAW, 10 November 2011 – The trials conducted in the aftermath of the 19 December 2010 presidential election in Belarus highlighted the need for a substantial reform of the country’s justice system, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today following the publication of a report on the findings of ODIHR’s trial monitors...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Joint Ministerial Declaration on addressing refugee situation in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 November 2011
VILNIUS, 7 November 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the Joint Declaration signed by the four countries involved in the regional process on ending displacement and ensuring solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), in Belgrade today. He underscored the importance of this process for security and stability in South-Eastern Europe...
OSCE conducts training courses in Pristina and Skopje on the protection of human rights during counter-terrorism investigations
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
The importance of protecting human rights while investigating terrorist crimes was highlighted in two training courses for law enforcement officers held by the OSCE in Prishtinë/Priština (31 October–1 November 2011) and Skopje (3–4 November)...
OSCE Mission report says most Orthodox graveyards in Kosovo in poor condition
Publishing date: 27 October 2011
Municipalities in Kosovo, who are responsible for maintaining Orthodox graveyards, tend to do so on an ad hoc basis and only rarely, says the OSCE Mission report published in Prishtine/Pristina on 26 October, 2011...
War Crimes Justice Project delivers practice manual to Serbian defence lawyers
Publishing date: 25 October 2011
BELGRADE, 25 October 2011 – The War Crimes Justice Project, an EU funded project, today presented the Serbian version of the Manual on International Criminal Defence to defence lawyers in Serbia...
Chairperson condemns new restrictions on freedom of assembly and association in Belarus
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
VILNIUS, 24 October 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned newly adopted amendments to existing laws on public assemblies and the security services, saying they will further limit the fundamental freedoms of assembly and association in Belarus...