News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches guide for police on identifying and assisting trafficking victims
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
VIENNA, 21 June 2011 – The OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit launched a new guide today for police on identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking...
Cross-border co-operation to prevent drug trafficking focus of OSCE-organized conference
Publishing date: 16 June 2011
VIENNA, 16 June 2011 – An OSCE-organized conference to foster international and regional co-operation to prevent the trafficking of illegal drugs started in Vienna today...
OSCE workshop in Ankara looks at how e-learning can be used to train police
Publishing date: 9 June 2011
A two-day OSCE workshop that began 9 June 2011 at the Turkish National Police Academy in Ankara looks at how e-learning can be used to train police officers...
OSCE hosts workshop for South-Eastern Europe on computer forensics and digital evidence
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
The OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit is hosting a regional workshop in Belgrade on computer forensics and digital evidence. The workshop on 2 and 3 June aims to give police supervisors, appellate-level prosecutors and judges an introduction to computer crimes, computer forensics and cyber evidence...
OSCE holds regional training seminar in Lithuania to combat sexual abuse of children on the Internet
Publishing date: 25 May 2011
VILNIUS, 25 May 2011 – An OSCE-organized training seminar for cybercrime experts and law enforcement investigators on how to combat sexual abuse of children on the Internet began today in Vilnius. The OSCE organized the three-day seminar in close co-operation with the Lithuanian Ombudsman for Children's Rights...
OSCE trains Afghan law enforcement officers on counter-narcotics investigation
Publishing date: 13 May 2011
ANKARA, 13 May 2011 – An OSCE-supported training programme for 11 Afghan law-enforcement officers on investigation techniques to combat drug smuggling concluded in Ankara today...
OSCE explores next steps in strengthening comprehensive cyber security
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE’s future role in tackling challenges arising from cyberspace security is the topic of a two-day international conference that started in Vienna today...