Ignacio Cosido speaks at the Malta event, 22 March 2018. COPENHAGEN, 28 March 2018 – Spanish Senator Ignacio Cosido, Member of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism, participated in the Regional Workshop on “The Nexus of Parliamentarians and Criminal Justice Actors in Counter Terrorism,” held in Malta on 22 March by the International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law. During his keynote intervention in the session devoted to

Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Chair of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions COPENHAGEN, 27 March 2018 – In response to the police shooting of unarmed 22-year-old Stephon Clark on 18 March in Sacramento, California, the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), called for greater accountability and policing reform in the United States. “The latest case of a

Roberto Montella, George Tsereteli and Ingibjorg Gisladottir at the Polish Sejm, 22 March 2018 WARSAW, 23 March 2018 – Wrapping up a two-day visit to Warsaw, where meetings have taken place with colleagues from the Polish Parliament and from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) said today that solving common problems requires greater international

OSCE PA President George Tsereteli and President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble signing Annual Session agreement, Berlin, 21 March 2018 BERLIN, 21 March 2018 – Germany’s strong support for the OSCE is evident in the high level of commitment seen in its ongoing organization of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 27th Annual Session to be held this summer in Berlin, PA President George Tsereteli said today. Having met in the German

Michael George Link and Marietta Tidei present credentials at a polling station in Moscow, 18 March 2018 MOSCOW, 19 March 2018 – The 18 March presidential election in Russia took place in an overly controlled environment, marked by continued pressure on critical voices, while the Central Election Commission (CEC) administered the process efficiently and openly, the international observers concluded in a statement today . After intense efforts

MOSCOW, 16 March 2018 – The international observers for the presidential election in the Russian Federation will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 19 March, in Moscow. The mission is a joint undertaking of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). The statement will be delivered by Michael Georg Link, Special Co-ordinator