Human Rights

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal...

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OSCE media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, yesterday called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal conviction and 14-month prison sentence imposed on...

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OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Skopje, stresses need to continue reform, address causes of inter-ethnic tensions

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R-l: The Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Teuta Arifi and the Representative of the Irish OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office,...

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Competition limited in Belarus elections as many democratic rights not respected, international observers say

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A voter casting her ballot at a polling station in Lagoisk, 23 September 2012.

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No security without respect for human rights and democracy, say speakers at OSCE conference

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(L-r) Adam Rotfeld, the former Foreign Minister of Poland, addresses the Opening Plenary of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation...

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Thailand: Act to Bring Justice for 2010 Violence

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Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education

The Iranian government should immediately reverse policies that place unnecessary restrictions on academic freedom for university students, in particular women.

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UN experts voice concern over situation of religious minorities in Iran

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Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed.

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China: UN Members Should Address Rights Crisis in Tibet

Governments concerned about the worsening human rights situation in Tibet should meet on the sidelines of next week’s United Nations General Assembly to discuss the formation of a Tibet contact group, Human Rights Watch said today.

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OSCE media freedom representative calls on police in U.S. to respect journalists’ rights when covering Occupy Wall Street

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A concert marking the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests, New York 16 September 2012.

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