Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 10 November 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”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM received written notifications of the completion of withdrawal of mortars. The...
In Kyiv, OSCE PA President discusses Minsk implementation, reform process with Parliament Chairman Groysman
KYIV, 11 November 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) met today in Kyiv with Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Chairman Volodymyr Groysman and parliamentarians from the Ukrainian Delegation to the Assembly for discussions that focused on the status of implementation of the Minsk Agreements and the country’s...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10 November 2015
Please note that 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 decreased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 19 permanent...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 9 November 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”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The SMM visited the “LPR”-controlled Dolzhansky (84km south-east of Luhansk) border...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic situation in south-eastern Ukraine
Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (6–18 July 2015) Language and identity in Ukraine OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors visited Ukraine from 2 to 6 November 2016, including trips to Kyiv as well as Mariupol, where she …read more Source:...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link to present findings of report on the human rights situation of detainees at Guantanamo at event in Vienna on Thursday
VIENNA, 10 November 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will present the findings of the ODIHR report, The Human Rights Situation of Detainees at Guantanamo, on Thursday, 12 November, at the Hofburg Conference Centre in Vienna. The report contains the findings of the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 8 November 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. It observed a relatively tense general situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM visited several weapon storage locations in...
OSCE Special Representative launches training course in Dnepropetrovsk on domestic violence in conflict situations and human trafficking
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, 9 November 2015 –The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Madina Jarbussynova, opened today in Dnepropetrovsk a two-day training course for social workers, lawyers and other experts on how to better address trafficking in human beings stemming from domestic violence in...
ODIHR to present report on human rights situation of detainees at Guantanamo at news conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday
WASHINGTON, D.C., 9 November 2015 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will release its report, The Human Rights Situation of Detainees at Guantanamo, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 10 November 2015, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The report contains the findings of the comprehensive assessment...
OSCE helps develop standard for legal education of bachelor degree-students in Ukraine
KYIV, 9 November 2015 – A draft state standard for legal education at bachelor degree-level, developed with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, was presented to the legal community and handed over to the Education and Science Ministry at an event in Kyiv on Monday. The standard sets out the minimum requirements of the course...