The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of their joint programme, the Observatory for the Protection of Human ...

The European Union thanks OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu for his presentation of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Sofia 2004 OSCE Action Plan on the Promotion of ...

Swiss OSCE chairpersonship presents roadmap for the prevention and eradication of torture. Bern, 06.10.2026 — In its role as chair of ...

Press release Published on 5 October 2026. OSCE press release on the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Bern, 05.10.2026 — The conference provides a platform for participating S ...

In the OSCE region, several human rights lawyers remain judicially harassed, threatened, attacked or intimidated as an attempt to sanction their human rights activities. In Azerbaijan, on July 10, ...

ZAGREB, Croatia, September 19 (UNHCR) - UNHCR on Tuesday joined the European Commission (EC) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in calling on governments in the Balkans ...

As a recent gathering made clear, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) needs to overhaul the mandate and format of its annual meeting on human rights issues, the largest such ...

The Helsinki Final Act signed on 1 August 1975 determines the remit of the OSCE. It sets down 10 fundamental principles governing relations between the participating States, including refraining from ...

Professor Rachel Murray participated in a Roundtable on Support for NHRIs in the OSCE Region in Warsaw, Poland, organised by ODIHR. The Human Rights Implementation Centre, together with its partners, ...

This joint OSCE/ILO publication can serve as a valulable reference document for officials of governments and for concerned staff of stakeholder organizations throughout the OSCE regions to strengthen ...