News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Security community attainable with pragmatic steps, say participants at annual OSCE security conference
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
VIENNA, 26 June 2012 – Taking pragmatic steps in areas of common ground is the best way forward to building a security community in the OSCE area, speakers told the OSCE’s Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna today...
Resolution would put Belarus in the ‘penalty box’: release of political prisoners would be linked to hosting of hockey world championship
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
COPENHAGEN, 27 June 2012 – More than 60 parliamentarians from 21 countries have co-sponsored a resolution that recommends pulling the 2014 International Ice Hockey World Championships out of Belarus unless authorities release all political prisoners being held there...
OSCE promotes gender issues as part of comprehensive security
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
On 26 June 2012 the OSCE Gender Section organized a discussion in Vienna on ways to incorporate gender perspectives into security discussions and increase the role of women in maintaining peace and security, as set out in the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325...
Parliamentarians to debate democratic development in Middle East and North Africa
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
COPENHAGEN, 26 June 2012 – In its first meeting since democratic elections were held in Egypt and Tunisia, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution aimed at furthering democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa...
OSCE initiates public hearing on co-operation between police and communities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
An OSCE-initiated and Kyrgyzstan Parliament-chaired public hearing on enhancing the co-operation between the police and communities on crime prevention in the Kyrgyz Republic was held on 25 June 2012 in Bishkek...
OSCE media freedom representative and other global advocates for free speech call on governments to address attacks on media
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, 25 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and three other international freedom of expression rapporteurs, launched today their annual 2012 Joint Declaration on "Crimes against Freedom of Expression"...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors on human rights
Publishing date: 25 June 2012