violence

OSCE trains over 650 police cadets in Serbia on responding to violence against women and girls

From 8 to 12 September 2025, in Sremska Kamenica (Serbia), the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU) organized…

2 weeks ago

Swiss pro-Palestinian protest organizers demand probe into police violence

Organizers of a major pro-Palestinian demonstration in Switzerland's capital have called for an official investigation into alleged police violence during…

2 weeks ago

Latvia’s parliament votes to withdraw from treaty protecting women from violence

Latvia's parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw the Baltic country from a treaty on preventing violence against women, saying that…

2 weeks ago

South Africa police warn against anti-migrant violence

South African police warned anti-immigration groups on Wednesday against taking the law into their own hands after two Mozambicans were…

2 weeks ago

Fresh anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa, leaving three foreigners injured

Johannesburg – Three foreign nationals were injured in South Africa on Wednesday when a protest against undocumented migrants turned violent,…

3 weeks ago

Georgia: Elections marred by severe reprisals and risk of further violence

Georgia’s 4 October local elections are taking place amid severe political reprisals against opposition figures and civil society, Amnesty International…

3 weeks ago

Ethiopia: Tigray residents at renewed risk of human rights violations as violence returns to the region

In response to the violent clashes in parts of Tigray – Ethiopia’s northern region – between Tigrayan forces and the…

3 weeks ago

OSCE trains Montenegrin police and judicial professionals on response to gender-based violence

On 29 and 30 September, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) conducted a specialized training course on gender-based violence (GBV)…

3 weeks ago

Police violence reports emerge after Tanzania election row

Since Tanzania's disputed polls two weeks ago, the full scale of the post-election violence remains unknown. Witnesses describe bodies lying…

3 weeks ago