News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Mission to BiH welcomes improved co-operation between Croatia and BiH war crimes prosecutors
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
SARAJEVO, 3 June 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fletcher M. Burton, welcomed today the signing of a protocol between the State Attorney's Office of Croatia and the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina on co-operation in the prosecution of perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide...
OSCE/ODIHR trains legal professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina on advocacy in war crimes trials
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
Thirty judges, prosecutors and defence counsel from across Bosnia and Herzegovina attended advance trial advocacy training from 29 to 31 May 2013 in Sarajevo organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and its partners...
OSCE helps chief accountants of Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary institutions develop professional skills
Publishing date: 24 May 2013
A five-day training seminar for chief accountants of Kyrgyzstan’s detention facilities, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Penitentiary Service, ended in Bishkek on 24 May 2013...
OSCE War Crimes Processing Project in BiH expands to two more jurisdictions
Publishing date: 23 May 2013
SARAJEVO, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s War Crimes Processing Project has been further expanded to cover two additional jurisdictions in BiH. The expansion of the project to one additional cantonal jurisdiction and one additional district jurisdiction in the RS was made possible by the recent financial contributions of the government of Germany...
Transitional justice, reconciliation key for restoring confidence in South Eastern Europe, say OSCE mission heads
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17 May 2013 – The heads of the OSCE Missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia today called for further efforts in transitional justice and reconciliation to ensure regional stability and prosperity ahead of a two-day conference in Jahorina in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE/ODIHR regional roundtable supports development of efficient criminal legal aid mechanisms in Central Asia
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
Representatives of ministries of justice, working groups on legal aid laws and the judiciary, as well as members of bar associations, international organizations and civil society organizations in Central Asia exchanged their views on the latest developments in legislation on criminal legal aid during a roundtable event held in Bishkek on 15 and16 May 2013...
OSCE, EU and UNODC support income-generation activities in Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
BISHKEK, 16 May 2013 – How to develop income-generation activities for prisoners was the topic of a training seminar on 14 to 16 May 2013 in Bishkek. The event was held in the training centre of the state penitentiary service (GSIN) and was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the European Union, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...