Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 20 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations than on each of the previous two days. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations than on each of the previous two days. The Mission observed the construction of additional fortifications at the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
On World Refugee Day, OSCE parliamentarians and human trafficking representative call for more humane response to crisis
LAMPEDUSA, 20 June 2016 – On the occasion of World Refugee Day, OSCE parliamentarians called on countries across the OSCE region to more equitably share responsibilities towards refugees and migrants, as well as to improve integration measures to ensure that they can contribute to society. The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 19 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed more ceasefire violations on 18 June compared to the previous day, but fewer on 19 June compared to each 17 and 18 June. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations on each day compared to 17 June. The Mission assessed damage to houses in...
OSCE supports plea bargain training in Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 20 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported training seminar for some 30 prosecutors and defence lawyers from different regions of Kazakhstan on plea bargaining and the role of procedural prosecutors in criminal procedure began today in Astana. During the three-day seminar the participants will learn about issues related to the interpretation and...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator to mark 20 years of Ukraine’s constitution with discussion on constitutional reform
KYIV, 20 June 2016 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine the country’s Presidential Administration and Koretsky Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine will organize a conference on Thursday, 23 June 2016, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s constitution and bring together state officials,...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 17 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed more ceasefire violations compared to the previous day. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more explosions but less small-arms fire compared to the previous day. The Mission observed damage to houses in Dokuchaievsk and Novooleskandrivka, and continued to...
OSCE human rights chief calls for greater efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict and to support victims
WARSAW, 17 June 2016 – Today, ahead of Sunday’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), reminded states that addressing sexual violence has to be at the centre of conflict-resolution efforts. “Any effective...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 16 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations during the night of 15 June, as compared to the previous night, while it recorded more ceasefire violations during the daytime of 16 June compared to the previous day. In particular, it noted a sharp increase in the number of ceasefire...
Statement by OSCE PA President Kanerva on the murder of British MP Jo Cox
COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2016 – In response to yesterday’s murder of Jo Cox, a member of the British House of Commons, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland), issued the following statement: “It was incredibly troubling to hear the news yesterday of British parliamentarian Jo Cox’s murder. Regardless of its...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 15 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations compared to the previous day. In Luhansk region, the SMM observed more ceasefire violations compared to the previous day. In Stanytsia Luhanska, the Mission encouraged and actively worked with the sides to reduce tensions at the bridge....
