I. Executive Summary In line with its monitoring mandate, ODIHR launched the Ukraine Monitoring Initiative (UMI) to monitor and report on the most pressing issues affecting the lives of civilians and...
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After two years of war, continuing violence inflicted on civilians in Ukraine is of grave concern, says international human rights office ODIHR [EN/RU/UK]
WARSAW, 23 February 2024 – As the war in Ukraine following Russia’s military attack enters its third year, the suffering of Ukrainian civilians is worsening as indiscriminate military strikes...
Joint Statement on the invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to address the arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians by the Russian Federation
As delivered by Ambassador Jean Graff, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the OSCE to the Permanent Council, Vienna February 29, 2024 Madam Chair, I am delivering this statement on behalf of...
Trial monitoring report on detention on remand [EN/SQ/SR]
Courts in Kosovo to apply detention on remand only as last resort, OSCE Mission report recommends PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 25 October 2023 - Excessive use of detention on remand is a global issue that...
OSCE and IOM help Ukrainian officials and experts to build practical skills for handling human trafficking cases [EN/UK]
A series of four three-day simulation exercises organized jointly by the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine and IOM Mission in Ukraine in September and October helped officials, experts, and...
OSCE helps to strengthen the ability of Ukraine’s Free Legal Aid system to provide assistance to survivors of gender-based violence in times of war
Ensuring gender-sensitive education of staff working in Ukraine’s system of free legal aid will enhance quality of assistance provided to survivors of gender-based violence, including related to the...
With the OSCE support, the Ukrainian civil protection agencies practise interagency response to chemical emergencies [EN/UK]
Over 100 rescuers, police officers, medics and officials enhanced their co-operation skills at a two-day table-top chemical emergency response exercise, organized by the OSCE Support Programme for...
Armenia + 1 more
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani calls for de-escalation and return to dialogue after meeting Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan
NEW YORK CITY 20 September 2023 NEW YORK CITY, 20 September 2023 - OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, held separate meetings yesterday with the...
Third Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine [EN/RU/UK]
I. Executive Summary In line with its monitoring mandate, ODIHR launched the Ukraine Monitoring Initiative (UMI) to monitor and report on the most pressing issues affecting the lives of civilians and...
Tajikistan + 3 more
Impact of the Afghan crisis on the environment, water and energy in Central Asian regions bordering Afghanistan: Recommendations for the OSCE [EN/RU]
Introduction Three Central Asian states — Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — border the northern regions of Afghanistan, where ethnic groups of Tajiks, Turkmens and Uzbeks live. These...
Moscow Mechanism: “Report on the serious threat to the OSCE human dimension in Belarus since 5 November 2020” [EN/RU]
Moscow Mechanism expert report to OSCE Permanent Council on Belarus 11 May 2023 Today the OSCE Moscow Mechanism rapporteur Professor Hervé Ascensio presented his findings to the OSCE Permanent...
Russia + 1 more
Moscow Mechanism: Report on violations and abuses of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, related to the forcible transfer and/or deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation
I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 30 March 2023, the delegations of 45 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), after consultation with...
Ukraine appoints three experts following invocation of the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism [EN/RU]
On 30 March 2023 and following consultation with Ukraine, 45 OSCE participating States invoked the Moscow Mechanism in order to “address the Deportation of Children amidst Human Rights Violations and...
Helping Roma women of Prilužje/Prelluzhë sew for style and sustainability
A 30-minute drive from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo headquarters takes us to the village of Prilužje/Prelluzhë in Vushtrri/Vučitrn municipality, where a small community of Kosovo Roma live. The sky is...
OSCE and UN Special Reps statement on trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and sexual violence in the context of war against Ukraine
STOCKHOLM, 29 March 2023 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Valiant Richey, and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual...
World + 4 more
Putting victims first: The ‘social path’ to identification and assistance
Introduction Identification of victims of trafficking in human beings is a cornerstone of an effective anti-trafficking response, and should remain a priority in State policies and measures to combat...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes local ownership of digital tools to support civil society
The OSCE Mission handed over today its Kosovo Funding Portal– a source of funding and training opportunities for civil society organizations (CSOs) – to the CSOs network ‘Platforma CiviKos’, in a...
Poland + 1 more
ODIHR survey on the safety and security of women refugees from Ukraine [EN/UK]
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been active in preventing and combating human trafficking in the OSCE region since 1999, focusing on the promotion of...
Second Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
I. Executive Summary The military attack by the Russian Federation in Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022 and the resulting international armed conflict has continued to have devastating and...
OSCE SMM Acting Head of Mission refutes claims and denounces persecution of national Mission members, demands immediate and unconditional release of those deprived of their liberty
VIENNA, 25 July 2022 - OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) Acting Head of Mission Antje Grawe today denounced the persecution of SMM’s national Mission members, including those deprived of their...