News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On World Refugee Day, OSCE/ODIHR Director underlines commitment of participating States to treat refugees humanely
Publishing date: 20 June 2017
WARSAW, 20 June 2017- Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today on World Refugee Day reminded OSCE participating States of their commitment to ensuring the dignified treatment and human rights of all men, women and children wanting to cross borders...
Law students to provide free primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova following OSCE training event
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
ODIHR Director Link voices alarm over alleged abduction, ill-treatment of Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
WARSAW, 8 June 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, today expressed profound concern over the alleged abduction and ill-treatment in custody of Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Afgan Mukhtarli...
Representatives of national human rights institutions from OSCE region gain skills and exchange experiences at 2017 NHRI Academy in Poland
Publishing date: 2 June 2017
Representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from 27 OSCE participating States attended the 2017 NHRI Academy, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) from 29 May to 2 June 2017 in Poznan, Poland.
Human rights and gender in police internal oversight topic of ODIHR event in Kyiv
Publishing date: 30 May 2017
The practical integration of gender perspectives and human rights-compliant approaches into the work of police internal oversight bodies was the topic of a training seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the newly created Human Rights Directorate of the Ukrainian National Police in Kyiv on 29 and 30 May 2017. Participating in the seminar were 24 participants (17 women and 7 men) from both the central and regional offices of the Directorate and representatives of the Interior Ministry.
Tools to implement revised UN prison rules focus of OSCE/ODIHR and PRI side event at UN Crime Commission meeting
Publishing date: 25 May 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Penal Reform International (PRI) provided information about tools to promote and implement the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson
Lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss ethical norms
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a series of Human Rights Club meetings for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 19 May 2017. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together some 40 lawyers and civil society representatives to discuss current ethical norms and standard practices governing the legal profession...