News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Collaboration between Ombudsperson and other stakeholders focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
An OSCE-organized seminar aimed at improving collaboration on human rights promotion and protection in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat on 12 and 13 November 2019...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on the rights of persons with disabilities in Nur-Sultan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion dedicated to the formation of inclusive society in Kazakhstan took place on 14 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
Freedom of religion or belief the focus of conference supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
More than 50 representatives of religious communities, local authorities and civil society organizations from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) gathered to discuss freedom of religion or belief at a conference on 12 November 2019 in Sarajevo, organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH.
OSCE organizes training seminar for judges on freedom of expression and judicial regulation of hate speech in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
An OSCE-supported seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and judicial regulation of hate speech took place on 12 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organized the event with the NGO Legal Media Centre and the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Court.
Young people in Montenegro discuss their engagement in combating violent radicalization
Publishing date: 8 November 2019
How youth engagement can combat violent radicalization was the topic of a two-day workshop on 7 and 8 November 2019 in Budva. The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, organized the event...
Strengthening regional co-operation to prevent torture and ill-treatment in police custody focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Strasbourg
Publishing date: 5 November 2019
The protection of people in police custody from torture and other ill-treatment, and ensuring safeguards such as access to a lawyer and effective legal representation during criminal investigations, were the focus of a regional meeting of representatives of national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) and human rights defenders active in the fight against torture, which took place in Strasbourg on 5 November 2019.
OSCE PA at the 2019 Nordic Council in Stockholm: synergies between Nordic and OSCE agendas in focus
Publishing date: 31 October 2019
STOCKHOLM, 31 October 2019 – Nordic approaches to issues on the OSCE agenda, including human rights and environmental concerns, have been underlined by a high-level Parliamentary Assembly delegation at the 2019 Meeting of the Nordic Council...