News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Moldova roundtable discussion identifies new opportunities to enable provision of essential legal aid
Publishing date: 22 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova brought together representatives of law faculties, state authorities and relevant NGOs in Chisinau on 18 May 2017 to discuss new possibilities to strengthen the provision of much-needed primary legal aid in Moldova...
Condemning murder of three Roma sisters in Rome, ODIHR Director Link stresses need for investigation of, robust reaction to possible racist motivation
Publishing date: 11 May 2017
WARSAW, 11 May 2017 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today condemned the murders of three Roma sisters, ages four, eight and 20, who died in a fire after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at their camper van on the outskirts of Rome early Wednesday morning...
In visit to Uzbekistan, OSCE PA President Muttonen discusses ongoing reforms, promotes closer co-operation
Publishing date: 10 May 2017
TASHKENT, 10 May 2017 – OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen concludes today a three-day visit to Uzbekistan, during which she has discussed the country’s ongoing reforms and potential areas for co-operation with the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo health care providers improve response to cases of domestic violence
Publishing date: 8 May 2017
A series of five workshops held Kosovo-wide for healthcare providers on how to identify, refer and treat victims of domestic violence, organized by the OSCE Mission, concluded on 8 May 2017. The workshops were organized jointly with the Ministry of Health and Kosovo Police, and aimed at strengthening the response of healthcare providers in domestic violence cases...
Kazakhstan’s Ombudsman presents 2016 report, published with support of the OSCE
Publishing date: 4 May 2017
The annual presentation of Kazakhstan’s National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman) Report took place on 4 May 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE promotes development of legal profession in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 May 2017
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further development and reformation of the legal profession took place on 28 April 2017 in Astana...
OSCE field staff and civil society representatives share trial monitoring experiences at Skopje meeting
Publishing date: 26 April 2017
Legal professionals from seven OSCE field operations and representatives of 29 NGOs from the OSCE region exchanged experiences in trial monitoring at a meeting co-organized by ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to Skopje from 24 to 26 April 2017 in Skopje.