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Belarusian election severely flawed due to arbitrary use of state power and restrictions on basic rights
Publishing date: 20 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK, 20 March 2006- The Belarusian presidential election on 19 March failed to meet OSCE commitments for democratic elections, despite the fact that voters were offered the potential for a genuine choice between four candidates. Arbitrary use of...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht deplores atmosphere of growing intimidation in the run-up to the elections in Belarus
Publishing date: 17 March 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BRUSSELS, 17 March 2006- OSCE Chairman, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, is increasingly concerned about the situation in the run-up to Sunday's Presidential election in Belarus. He condemns the harassment and arrests of opposition...
ODIHR to assess parliamentary elections in Italy
Publishing date: 13 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 13 March 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has deployed an expert assessment mission for the 9 and 10 April parliamentary elections in Italy. This follows an invitation from the Italian Foreign Ministry...
OSCE to train Russian election observers in Moscow
Publishing date: 6 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 6 March 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Secretariat will train 105 Russian officials this week to participate in future election observation missions. The course, which takes place...
OSCE's election watchdog body concerned at further election-related arrests in Belarus
Publishing date: 2 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Policing
WARSAW, 2 March 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is concerned about recent election-related events in Belarus, where a presidential candidate, his supporters and four civic activists have been detained...
ODIHR Director's mandate extended
Publishing date: 28 February 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 28 February 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, has welcomed the decision of the Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE/ODIHR opens its election observation mission in Belarus
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/MINSK, 10 February 2006- A full-scale election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has opened in Minsk, prior to the 19 March presidential election in Belarus. The mission was...