Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE trains Ukrainian law enforcers to fight IT-facilitated human trafficking crimes
191091 Andrii Dziubenko The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organized a specialized training course from 5 to 9 October 2015 in Kyiv for 20 police officers from Ukraine’s Interior Ministry on investigating and combating …read more Source:...
Youth from minority communities in Georgia increasingly interested in learning Georgian through multilingual education, OSCE HCNM-commissioned study concludes
Georgia: one State, many languages Young people from ethnic minority communities in Georgia are increasingly interested in learning the Georgian language as a means to improve their socio-economic opportunities, the “Research Study on Multilingual Education in Georgia” commissioned by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)...
OSCE supports series of training seminars on election legislation for administrative and local court judges in Ukraine
190661 Andrii Dziubenko More than 200 administrative and local court judges from all over Ukraine participated at the OSCE-supported training seminars on review of election-related disputes, which held from 28 September to 9 October …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 7 October 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm, although the SMM heard several explosions....
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 6 October 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm, although the SMM heard over a dozen...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 6 October 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. A thirty-ninth Russian Convoy crossed the Donetsk BCP. DETAIL OM’s staff...
Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s death a grim reminder of impunity in Russia, says OSCE media freedom representative
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – On the ninth anniversary of the death of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the government of the Russian Federation to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists. “Politkovskaya paid the ultimate price for her...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 5 October 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained calm, but the SMM heard a few explosions and sporadic...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 4 October 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk remained generally calm. The SMM heard some explosions and small-arms...
OSCE supports administrative justice as cornerstone of rule of law in Ukraine
Andrii Dziubenko The administrative justice must be enshrined in Ukraine’s revised constitution as a means to strengthen rule of law, a range of prominent speakers said at a conference supported by OSCE Project Co-ordinator’s Office, marking the court’s 10thanniversary, on 2 October 2015 in Kyiv. The conference was hosted by the...