News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission expresses support for High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 1 March 2013
SARAJEVO, 1 March 2013 – Fletcher Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, discussed justice sector reform today with Admir Suljagic, the Director of the Secretariat of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE trains Montenegrin court officials in preventing corruption
Publishing date: 1 March 2013
Eighteen presidents of Montenegrin courts and three members of the Judicial Council attended a two-day seminar on court management from 28 February to 1 March 2013 in Becici, as part of a training programme for members of the judiciary on fighting corruption...
OSCE supports discussion on role of defence lawyers in criminal procedures in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 February 2013
ASTANA, 28 February 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on enhancing the role of defence lawyers in protecting constitutional rights and freedoms in criminal proceedings was held in Astana today...
OSCE/ODIHR starts trial monitoring work in Georgia
Publishing date: 20 February 2013
TBILISI, 20 February 2013- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began monitoring trials of former senior officials in Georgia today...
OSCE Mission trains lawyers in Kosovo on hate crimes
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
The last of a series of six workshops on the identification and handling of hate crime cases for the members of the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates concluded on 14 February 2013 in Prizren...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania discusses rule of law, combatting organized crime with General Prosecutor
Publishing date: 6 February 2013
On 6 February 2013, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, met with General Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla to discuss the fight against organized crime and corruption, and the pivotal role of the Prosecutor’s office in strengthening the rule of law...
Head of OSCE Mission to BiH meets Chief Prosecutor, says regional co-operation crucial to prevent impunity for war crimes
Publishing date: 5 February 2013
SARAJEVO, 5 February 2013 – Fletcher M. Burton, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, met today with Goran Salihovic, the newly appointed BiH Chief Prosecutor, and expressed the OSCE’s continued commitment to support the work of the Prosecutor’s Office...