Section: OSCE (EU)
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 25 March 2015
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic slightly decreased at both BCPs. The number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the border in both directions has decreased over the past reporting week....
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 24 March 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed that fighting continued north of Donetsk airport and in areas in and...
53rd IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
On 25 March 2015 the 53rd meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-office for the South Caucasus. The meeting took...
Ukraine needs greater support in addressing gender-based violence, says OSCE Senior Gender Adviser in Kyiv
KYIV, 25 March 2015 – There is an urgent need to enhance the capacities of Ukraine to address the issue of gender-based violence adequately, said the OSCE Senior Gender Adviser, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, as she concluded a three-day assessment mission to the country. Accompanied by international expert Rosa Logar, the President of WAVE...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
KYIV, 25 March 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Michael Bociurkiw, the SMM spokesperson, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing tomorrow, 26...
Protection of safety and integrity of journalists in the OSCE region, in focus of OSCE Chairmanship conference in Belgrade
BELGRADE, 25 March 2015 – A conference on the protection of safety and integrity of journalists in the OSCE region is being organized by the Serbian OSCE Chairmanship (Serbia’s Ministry of Culture and Information and Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in co-operation with the Office of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, from 26 to 27...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ukrainian authorities discuss human rights violations in Crimea
Language and identity in Ukraine The integration of formerly deported people in Crimea, Ukraine: Needs assessment OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors and the Ukrainian authorities discussed their concerns about human rights violations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, during Thors’ …read more...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor to visit southeast Ukraine
KYIV, 24 March 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will travel to southeast Ukraine on 25 and 26 March to assess the security situation, encourage parties to de-escalate tensions, and facilitate access of the SMM monitors to the east of Shyrokyne. Over the next two days he will visit...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 23 March 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed that fighting continued in areas around the Donetsk airport and Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol. The SMM monitored* the...
OSCE PA’s human rights chair criticizes Russia’s targeting of Sakharov Center
COPENHAGEN, 24 March 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today criticized the continued official targeting of civil society organizations in Russia, exemplified by the fine levied against the Sakharov Center this week. “The...
