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        • A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo)Kazakhstan’s Early Parliamentary Elections
        • OSCE sign at the entrance to the Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna, Austria, October 13, 2017. (USOSCE/Colin Peters)Response to the Report of the OSCE Secretary General
        • Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population, we invoke the Moscow MechanismJoint Statement on the Invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to Address the Forced transfer and deportation of children by the Russian Federation
        • Two Russian police officers stand in front the door of the Memorial office in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The Russian authorities on Tuesday raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. (AP Photo)Human Rights Situation in Russia
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        • Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population, we invoke the Moscow MechanismJoint Statement on the Invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to Address the Forced transfer and deportation of children by the Russian Federation
        • Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. As milestones go, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is both grim and vexing. It marks a full year of killing, destruction, loss and pain felt even beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)Response to the Report by the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
        • A man lays flowers on the grave of a relative during a memorial service to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Russia Ukraine war, in a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine
        • Police officers work in the investigation process following the killing of civilians in Bucha, before sending the corpses to the morgue, on the outskirts of Kyiv. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)U.S. Statement for the Forum for Security Cooperation: Closing Statement
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        • A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo)Kazakhstan’s Early Parliamentary Elections
        • Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population, we invoke the Moscow MechanismJoint Statement on the Invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to Address the Forced transfer and deportation of children by the Russian Federation
        • Two Russian police officers stand in front the door of the Memorial office in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The Russian authorities on Tuesday raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. (AP Photo)Human Rights Situation in Russia
        • OSCE Mission to Bosnia and HerzegovinaResponse to the Report of the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brian Aggeler
      • Economic and Environmental Activities
        • Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. As milestones go, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is both grim and vexing. It marks a full year of killing, destruction, loss and pain felt even beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)Response to the Report by the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
        • Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting,Opening Statement at the OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting
        • 2022 OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum PragueClosing Statement at the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum Concluding Meeting in Prague
        • Economic and Environmental Forum (OSCE)The Role of the Economic and Environmental Forum in Advancing Dialogue and Co-operation in the Second Dimension
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        • Participants of the 2022 @OSCE - @unodavienna Scholarship for Peace and Security Training Programme in front of the OSCE Participating States flagsOSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security Vienna Seminar Opening Session Welcome Remarks
        • Joint Statement on the OSCE’s role in supporting security sector governance and reform, OSCE MCJoint Statement on OSCE’s Role in Supporting Security Sector Governance and Reform as part of OSCE’s Comprehensive Approach to Security | OSCE MC
        • Joint Statement on Small Arms Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition | OSCE Ministerial Council
        • Joint Statement on the Vienna Document 2021, OSCE MCJoint Statement on the Vienna Document | OSCE Ministerial Council
One Year of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

One Year of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Addressed the OSCE Permanent Council Meeting on February 24, 2023.

The 29th OSCE Ministerial Council

The 29th OSCE Ministerial Council

On December 1-2, 2022, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Poland will host the 29th OSCE Ministerial Council in Łódź. Learn more about the 29th Ministerial Council >>

Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, held from Sept. 26 to Oct. 7, will provide a forum for governments and civil society to review participating States' compliance with their OSCE human rights commitments.

Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine

Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine

The current U.S. statement delivered at the Permanent Council details ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine

Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Belarus

Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Belarus

The Lukashenka regime must end its irresponsible international behavior and its internal campaign of repression against the people of Belarus.

  
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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo)

Kazakhstan’s Early Parliamentary Elections

30 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Human Rights, Statements

The United States looks forward to working with the newly elected members of the Mazhilis as they work to fulfill their important role as the…

OSCE sign at the entrance to the Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna, Austria, October 13, 2017. (USOSCE/Colin Peters)

Response to the Report of the OSCE Secretary General

30 March, 2023 | Statements

For this reason, we call upon all delegations to view the Chair’s efforts to reach consensus favorably and to act quickly to prevent a further…

Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population, we invoke the Moscow Mechanism

Joint Statement on the Invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to Address the Forced transfer and deportation...

30 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population,

Two Russian police officers stand in front the door of the Memorial office in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The Russian authorities on Tuesday raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. (AP Photo)

Human Rights Situation in Russia

30 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

What is the Kremlin afraid of? Why is the Kremlin silencing Russia’s own civil society? 

OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Response to the Report of the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brian Aggeler

30 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

We remain steadfast in our support for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country’s democratic institutions.

Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. As milestones go, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is both grim and vexing. It marks a full year of killing, destruction, loss and pain felt even beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Response to the Report by the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities

30 March, 2023 | Economic Affairs, Economic and Environmental Activities, Environment, Statements, Ukraine Crisis

We need to better understand the scope of the economic and environmental damage, destruction, and long-term risks stemming from Russia’s war against Ukraine.  

A man lays flowers on the grave of a relative during a memorial service to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Russia Ukraine war, in a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine

30 March, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Colleagues, over 400 murdered civilians were eventually discovered in Bucha.  

Police officers work in the investigation process following the killing of civilians in Bucha, before sending the corpses to the morgue, on the outskirts of Kyiv. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

U.S. Statement for the Forum for Security Cooperation: Closing Statement

29 March, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

The new year was rung in with Russia’s missile salvos targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, cutting off power to hospitals and denying heat to freezing civilians.

Joint Statement: Moscow Mechanism Invocation on Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Republic of...

23 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

We invoke paragraph 12 of the 1991 Document of the Moscow meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the (then) CSCE in order…

US soldiers serving in NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR, guard a checkpoint on the road near the village of Leposavic, northern Kosovo. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

24th Anniversary of NATO Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Kosovo

23 March, 2023 | Human Rights, Statements

The United States strongly supports a democratic, prosperous, and peaceful future for the Western Balkans, and welcomes the accord Kosovo and Serbia reached through European…

We must never forget how Russia’s forces bombed the maternity hospital in Mariupol, and the Drama Theater with the large word “CHILDREN” emblazoned on the ground outside of it. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine

23 March, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

We can never keep silent about such crimes and never attempt to normalize what Russia is doing in Ukraine. 

International Day to Combat Islamophobia

16 March, 2023 | Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

Muslims worldwide often face discrimination and hatred based on their religious beliefs. 

A paramedics helps an injured local man get into ambulance after shelling by Russian forces of residential neighbourhood in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine

16 March, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Indeed, since 2014 in Crimea, we’ve seen the blueprint for much of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

An ODIHR flag on the table in the Helsinki Conference Room at ODIHR's new premises in Warsaw's Old Town. (OSCE/Agnieszka Rembowska)

Response to the Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

16 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

ODIHR’s quick reaction to Russia’s brutal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine through your human rights monitoring work is an important contribution to international accountability…

1st Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Joint Statement of the OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of...

13 March, 2023 | Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

Many states from our Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists host journalists and other media actors fleeing persecution and war.

1st Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Joint Statement on the OSCE Moscow Mechanism

13 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

The report under the Moscow Mechanism revealed a clear link between internal repression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and external aggression.

Belarus' opposition activists Maria Kolesnikova, right, and Maxim Znak attend a court hearing in Minsk, (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Joint Statement on the Political Prisoners in Belarus

9 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

We call on Belarus to comply with its human rights obligations and OSCE commitments.

Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, centre, sits in a defendants' cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (Vitaly Pivovarchyk/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

On the Political Prisoners in Belarus

9 March, 2023 | Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

The United States calls on Belarusian authorities to cease all politically-motivated prosecutions and to end the repression of all Belarusians.

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