News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Rights and duties of defence personnel, and how they are reflected in training programmes, focus of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
VIENNA, 24 October 2018 – How the rights and duties of military, paramilitary and security forces’ personnel, including their human rights and fundamental freedoms, are reflected in policy development, training and education programmes, was explored at today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, held under the Forum’s Swedish Chairmanship...
Role of legal professionals in ensuring access to justice for national minorities focus of regional roundtable discussion held in Chisinau
Publishing date: 10 October 2018
The role of legal professionals in ensuring the adequate protection of national minorities’ rights, by way of fair and effective investigation and adjudication, especially in cases related to hate crime, was the focus of...
Third OSCE student workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 28 September 2018
The third annual edition of the Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for law students was held between 23 and 28 September 2018 in Sarajevo...
OSCE publishes spot report on implementation of National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented its spot report on the implementation of the National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Sarajevo on 27 September 2018...
Strengthening capacities of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton anti-corruption team focus of OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 24 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-ordination with the BiH Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Co-ordination of the Fight against Corruption, organized a one-day workshop for the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNC) Anti-corruption Team and anti-corruption focal points within the ministries of the Herzegovina-Neretva cantonal government on 20 September 2018 in Mostar.
OSCE supports capacity building of Tajik lawyers
Publishing date: 20 September 2018
Two OSCE-supported training courses for lawyers on development of professional competences and moral compensation for victims of torture and their relatives concluded on 18 September 2018 in Tajikistan. The first course was conducted on 14 and 15 September in Dushanbe, and the second was held on 17 and 18 September 2018 in the town of Guliston.
OSCE project on effective criminal justice strategies and practices to combat gender-based violence in Eastern Europe launched in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 September 2018
An OSCE project to support criminal justice systems in Eastern Europe in their fight against gender-based violence, developed by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/SPMU), was launched on 20 and 21 September 2018 in Vienna...