News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Business ethics and compliance mechanisms in the healthcare sector focus of two-day training seminar organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 20 November 2018
Business ethics and compliance mechanisms in the healthcare sector were the topics of a two-day training seminar for healthcare regulators and professionals organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) on 19 and 20 November 2018 in Tashkent, in support of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
OSCE presents analysis identifying judicial shortcomings in processing discrimination cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
There is still no effective system of judicial protection for those who face discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country’s Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination is inconsistently applied, concludes an analysis presented by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on 24 October 2018 at the Annual Conference of Civil Law Judges in Jahorina...
Rights and duties of defence personnel, and how they are reflected in training programmes, focus of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
VIENNA, 24 October 2018 – How the rights and duties of military, paramilitary and security forces’ personnel, including their human rights and fundamental freedoms, are reflected in policy development, training and education programmes, was explored at today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, held under the Forum’s Swedish Chairmanship...
Role of legal professionals in ensuring access to justice for national minorities focus of regional roundtable discussion held in Chisinau
Publishing date: 10 October 2018
The role of legal professionals in ensuring the adequate protection of national minorities’ rights, by way of fair and effective investigation and adjudication, especially in cases related to hate crime, was the focus of...
Third OSCE student workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 28 September 2018
The third annual edition of the Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for law students was held between 23 and 28 September 2018 in Sarajevo...
OSCE publishes spot report on implementation of National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented its spot report on the implementation of the National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Sarajevo on 27 September 2018...
Strengthening capacities of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton anti-corruption team focus of OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 24 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-ordination with the BiH Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Co-ordination of the Fight against Corruption, organized a one-day workshop for the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNC) Anti-corruption Team and anti-corruption focal points within the ministries of the Herzegovina-Neretva cantonal government on 20 September 2018 in Mostar.