News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Prosecutor’s role in court proceedings, standards essential for fair trial key topics of OSCE-supported training seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 September 2013
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 25 September 2013- Some 30 prosecutors from Kazakhstan’s regions are attending a three-day training seminar on prosecution in court proceedings, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana that began today in Almaty...
Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
WARSAW, 13 September 2013 – Ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Democracy, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on participating States to ensure the protection of human rights defenders...
Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan concerned over cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia
Publishing date: 11 September 2013
YEREVAN, 11 September 2013 – The Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan Ambassador Andrey Sorokin issued the following statement today on recent cases of violence and intimidation against civic activists in Armenia...
OSCE trains police and prison administration to prevent extremism in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons
Publishing date: 4 September 2013
Some 50 prison and police officers of Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service (GSIN) discussed on 4 September 2013 in Bishkek ways to prevent extremism and radicalization in prisons at an OSCE-supported training seminar...
OSCE presents training centre for Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary service officials
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
A public presentation of an OSCE-supported training centre for the staff of Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service (GSIN) took place in Bishkek on 30 August 2013...
Changing negative perceptions key to improving relations between media and judiciary in Kosovo, say OSCE workshop participants
Publishing date: 16 August 2013
Some 40 judges and media professionals discussed their working relations at an OSCE Mission in Kosovo-organized workshop on 15 August 2013 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE promotes parliamentarism among young people in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 July 2013
On 15 July 2013 the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan hosted the concluding session of the Youth Model Parliament, an OSCE–supported project...