COPENHAGEN, 23 June 2015 – Nearly 300 lawmakers from more than 50 states in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will return to the OSCE’s Finnish birthplace next month to mark the 40th anniversary of the Organization’s founding and address some of today’s most pressing security issues at the 2015 Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The Session, which runs 5-9 July, will be hosted by the Parliament of Finland

Versione italiana in basso For photos of the visit, click here . OSCE PA delegation meeting with volunteers at the Italian Red Cross in Rome, 18 June 2015. COPENHAGEN, 22 June 2015 – The migrant crisis in the Mediterranean is a challenge not just for the countries of that region but for the whole of Europe, concluded the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos

Versione italiana in basso Santos visited the Tiburtina tent city in Rome on 19 June before traveling to Lampedusa. LAMPEDUSA, 20 June 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), is in Lampedusa, Italy today , where she is meeting with migrants, refugees and officials at the Lampedusa First Aid and Reception Center, as well as with

(Versione italiana in basso) COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), will visit Rome, Lampedusa, Catania and Mineo this week to address Europe’s migrant and refugee crisis from one of its primary frontlines. On 18-22 June, Santos will meet with migrants, refugees and employees at several reception facilities and will

OSCE PA human rights Chair Isabel Santos speaks at the 2014 Annual Session in Baku, 29 June 2014. COPENHAGEN, 15 June 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the decision of the government of Azerbaijan to grant safe passage out of the country to media freedom advocate and journalist Emin Huseynov, while urging much more

OSCE Special Co-ordinator Vilija Aleknaite Abramikiene (MP, Lithuania) speaks to the media at a polling station alongside OSCE PA Delegation Head Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Ankara, 7 June 2015. ANKARA, 8 June 2015 – The 7 June parliamentary elections in Turkey were characterized by active and high citizen participation, during the campaign and on election day. Voters could choose from a wide range of political parties, but the 10 per