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 ...

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 ...

To say that actions speak louder than words is cliche. But to Jewish groups preparing for an international conference on anti-Semitism, the axiom is entirely current. That’s because the upcoming ...

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, ...

Three years ago, following months of difficult negotiations and extensive diplomatic maneuvering, we reached an agreement as foreign ministers of Switzerland and Serbia to avoid our bilateral face-off ...

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 ...

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, ...

KYIV AND VIENNA — The signs had been there for weeks, if not months: Russian forces were massing around Ukraine, painting Zs and Vs on their military vehicles; Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric was getting ...