News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Prevention of sexual and gender-based violence in criminal justice facilities discussed at OSCE/ODIHR expert meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 18 October 2016
Challenges and good practices in preventing sexual and gender-based violence in criminal justice facilities were the focus of a two-day meeting of practitioners in the OSCE region on 17 and 18 October 2016 in Warsaw. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
OSCE/ODIHR trains Albanian law enforcement officers on respecting human rights when countering terrorism
Publishing date: 18 October 2016
Respecting human rights when conducting counter-terrorism investigations was the focus of an OSCE training session for law enforcement officers held in Tirana, Albania, on 17 and 18 October 2016. Organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Strategic
OSCE holds second training seminar for regional judges in Kazakhstan on anti-torture standards
Publishing date: 17 October 2016
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana held its second training seminar in 2016 on anti-torture standards for some 30 judges from regional courts on 17 October 2016...
Torture prevention in focus during first annual meeting on national prevention mechanisms from the OSCE region in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
The first OSCE region annual meeting to focus on national prevention mechanisms (NPMs) on torture, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Geneva-based Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), was held in Vienna on 13 and 14
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier stresses role of human rights and rule of law during visit to Council of Europe
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
STRASBOURG, France, 14 October 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in an address on Thursday to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council in Europe in Strasbourg, underlined the important role that the Council of Europe plays in addressing many of the serious security challenges in Europe, thus highlighting the strong potential for dialogue and co-operation between the OSCE and the Council of Europe...
Rehabilitation for victims of torture discussed at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Vienna
Publishing date: 13 October 2016
The current and potential role of OSCE structures in assisting its 57 participating States to implement their obligations and OSCE commitments in ensuring the full rehabilitation of torture victims was the focus of a workshop held in Vienna on 12 October 2016. The event was organized by the OSCE
On International Day against the Death Penalty, ODIHR Director draws attention to the international debate linking capital punishment with torture and other ill-treatment
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
WARSAW, 10 October 2016 – Today, on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on those OSCE countries that continue to apply the death penalty or maintain it in law to continue to consider its complete abolition, in the context of the international debate linking the practice with torture and other ill-treatment...