News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE co-organizes workshop on anti-discrimination litigation in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
National and international instruments for protecting rights to non-discrimination were discussed by lawyers and human rights defenders at a one-day workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and its partners on 23 October 2014 in Yerevan...
OSCE presents report on process of Armenia’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting
Publishing date: 16 October 2014
YEREVAN, 16 October 2014 – An OSCE-supported report detailing Armenia’s switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting was presented today in Yerevan. The report notes that while the technical preparations are going to schedule, not enough effort has been invested in raising public awareness and that the criteria for distributing decoders to vulnerable families is not clear...
OSCE, Kyrgyz Interior Ministry organize international conference on women’s role in law enforcement agencies
Publishing date: 16 October 2014
BISHKEK, 16 October 2014 – The role of women in law enforcement agencies and their contribution to peace and security is being explored at a one-day international conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today. The conference brings together representatives of law enforcement agencies from Central Asia, Afghanistan, Armenia, Sweden, the United States and Canada...
OSCE Centre supports seminar on transition to new model of criminal justice in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 October 2014
An effective functioning of the legal system, law enforcement practice and legislative development in light of ongoing criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan were among the topics of a three-day training seminar co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana that took place from 13 to 15 October 2014...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches new tool for evaluating work of justice sector
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
In line with its mandate to promote the independence, impartiality and accountability of the justice system, on 8 October 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has launched Justice Monitor, a new bi-annual publication presenting qualitative performance indicators for first instance courts in Kosovo. It is the first time this kind of data relating to courts in Kosovo has been compiled...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes publication on independent and effective judiciary
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
An OSCE-supported publication “International standards for independent and effective judiciary” was presented in Skopje to a group of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys, on 26 September 2014...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes campaign against hate speech among high school students
Publishing date: 24 September 2014
Students from 21 high schools in Skopje learn about privacy, personal data protection, and how to combat online hate speech through an OSCE supported project, from September to December 2014...