Christine Muttonen and Vladimir Andreichenko following the signing of the Annual Session agreement in Minsk, 15 March 2017 MINSK, 16 March 2017 – In meetings today with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, and yesterday with Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) has

VIENNA, 16 March 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is holding a conference at the Parliament of the Republic of Austria in Vienna next week under the theme, “OSCE Security Policy – Female Perspectives.” Featuring the participation of parliamentarians, representatives of OSCE field operations, academicians and civil society representatives, the conference on 23 March will tackle issues such as the role of women in the fight against violent

Christine Muttonen (third from left) addresses the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee in Vienna on International Women's Day, 8 March 2017 COPENHAGEN, 8 March 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) spoke today at a special meeting of the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Committee in Vienna on the occasion of International Women’s Day, addressing women’s economic empowerment and the importance of

COPENHAGEN, 8 March 2017 – Spanish parliamentarian Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, today called for the release of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov, who last week was sentenced by a Baku court to two years in prison for defaming the police chief of the city’s Nasimi district. Huseynov, a popular blogger who serves as Chair of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety in

Michael Georg Link and Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Vienna, 24 February 2017 VIENNA, 24 February 2017 – The final session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 16th Winter Meeting on Friday featured a special debate on protecting human rights in times of crisis. Dozens of interventions by members of parliament from more than 20 OSCE participating States addressed issues related to counter-terrorism, radicalization, protracted conflicts in the OSCE

Doris Bures, Christine Muttonen and Hedy Fry addressing the OSCE PA's Winter Meeting opening plenary session, Vienna, 23 Feb. 2017 VIENNA, 23 February 2017 – International terrorism, human rights and combating climate change are among the issues topping the agenda as some 250 members of parliament from more than 50 OSCE countries gather for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 16th Winter Meeting in Vienna. Opening the meeting today, President of