Rapports

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations– observed that…

KYIV, 19 March 2015 – Ending her four-day visit to Kyiv, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the current crisis in and around Ukraine continues to negatively influence free…

This month marks the one year anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The annexation fuelled political unrest in eastern Ukraine which has led to over 1 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs), 674,000…

ODESA, 18 March 2015 –The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine will donate equipment for humanitarian demining operations in coastal waters to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on 19 March 2015 in Odesa. Special dive suits, masks,…

Both Sides Have Used Widely Banned Weapon (Berlin) – Government and Russia-backed rebel forces repeatedly used cluster munitions in eastern Ukraine in January and February 2015, killing at least 13 civilians, including at least two children, Human…

Highlights Canada’s commitment to advancing democracy, human rights, rule of law and support for civil society March 18, 2015 - Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara…

In Donetsk, the SMM monitored* a visit of representatives of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) to the remains of the Donetsk airport (10km north-west of Donetsk), where it observed the “emergency services” of…

Crimea: One year on from annexation; critics harassed, attacked and silenced The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and resorted to an unrelenting campaign of…

This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by…