Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps raise awareness of challenges to protection of human rights in courts in times of crisis
KYIV, 2 June 2016 – Protection of human rights in courts during times of crisis is the focus of an awareness-raising briefing for journalists, which will be organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine jointly with the Donetsk Press Club civil society organization and the Anti-Crisis Media Centre on Monday, 6 June 2016, in Kramatorsk,...
Democratic control over armed forces facilitates rule of law and human rights in the military sector, say participants at OSCE conference in Berlin
BERLIN, 2 June 2016 – Strengthening parliamentary control and oversight of the security sector through raising awareness of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects is vital to building trust among OSCE participating States and to prevent conflicts, said participants at the start of a two-day conference in Berlin today. The...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Steinmeier welcomes resumption of negotiations on the Transdniestria conflict
BERLIN, 2 June 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today welcomed the resumption of negotiations on the Transdniestria conflict from 2 to 3 June 2016 in the guesthouse of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, Villa Borsig, in Berlin: “The German Chairmanship is resolved to focus efforts on...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 31 May 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a high number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, although fewer than on the previous day. In Luhansk region, the Mission observed more ceasefire violations – all overnight – than on the previous day. The SMM followed up on reports of shelling and shooting in Yasne and...
The sides should make more effort to protect children, OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine emphasizes on Children’s Day
KYIV, 1 June 2016 – Today, on the International Day for Protection of Children, Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) called upon the sides to do their utmost to bring normality to children’s lives in Ukraine. “Since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, lives and...
Press registration open for OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session in Tbilisi
COPENHAGEN/TBILISI, 1 June 2016 – Registration is open for journalists interested in attending the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session in Georgia, taking place 1-5 July at the ExpoGeorgia Exhibition Center in Tbilisi. Held under the theme “25 Years of Parliamentary Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue,” the Session...
OSCE/ODIHR announces funding for civil society projects in Ukraine
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) announced on 1 June 2016 the funding of five civil society projects in Ukraine aimed at increasing awareness of hate crime in society. “We are looking forward to working with civil society to implement these projects,” said ODIHR Civil Society Adviser Christina Sell....
Transdniestrian settlement talks in the 5+2 format to take place in Berlin on 2-3 June for the first time in two years
BERLIN/CHISINAU, 1 June 2016 – Official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process in the 5+2 format will take place in Berlin on 2 and 3 June 2016. This will be the first round of settlement talks in this format since June 2014. The two-day meeting will bring together representatives of the sides, mediators and observers in the...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 24 May 2016
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs. OPERATIONAL REMARKS The OM is currently operating with 20 permanent international staff members,...
Shutdown of public broadcaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina neither a solution nor an option, says OSCE Representative
VIENNA, 31 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today repeated her urgent call on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) regarding the country’s public broadcasting system, following a decision by the Steering Board of the BiH Radio and Television (BHRT) to suspend all programmes as of 30 June 2016....
