News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission assists Serbian authorities in strengthening victim and witness support system
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Victimology Society of Serbia NGO marked the European Day for Victims of Crime with a conference held in Belgrade on 22 February 2017...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits Belgrade, reiterates OSCE support in fight against organized crime exploiting migration crisis
Publishing date: 13 February 2017
BELGRADE, 13 February 2017 –OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz reiterated today in Belgrade the organization’s support to Serbia in building strong, independent, accountable and effective democratic institutions...
OSCE organizes training seminar on promoting law enforcement and media relations in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 February 2017
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar for law-enforcement press officers concluded on 10 February 2017 in Astana...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo publishes third edition of Justice Monitor
Publishing date: 28 December 2016
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo released today the third edition of its Justice Monitor, a publication presenting qualitative performance indicators for first instance courts in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission report assesses progress in legal and policy framework for reintegrating repatriated persons in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 December 2016
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 23 December 2016- Substantial progress has been made in the development and implementation of the legal and policy framework for the reintegration of repatriated persons in Kosovo, concludes a report published by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today...
Second Edition of Moot Court Competition organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close co-operation with the National Chamber of Advocacy and the National School of Advocates, completed on 19 December 2016 the Second Edition of the Moot Court Competition, with an event held in one of the High Court’s trial rooms. Eight four-member teams, made of young lawyers who are students of the National School of Advocacy, participated in the event...
First OSCE workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice for law students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 December 2016
SARAJEVO, 15 December 2016- A group of 16 advanced law students from the Universities of Sarajevo and Banja Luka completed today the sixth and final session of the OSCE’s first Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice. The workshop prepared the future legal practitioners to enable them to enter the judiciary better equipped to tackle the issues that arise in war crimes cases...