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Fundamental freedoms respected in well-administered presidential election in Georgia, international observers say
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
TBILISI, 28 October 2013 – The 27 October presidential election in Georgia was efficiently administered, transparent and took place in an amicable and constructive environment, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today. Fundamental freedoms of expression, movement and assembly were respected, and candidates were able to campaign without restriction.
OSCE educates schoolchildren about threats of unsafe military ammunition ahead of autumn vacations in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Youth
As schoolchildren in Ukraine prepare to start their autumn vacations on 28 October 2013, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) helped the State Emergency Service of Ukraine to conduct awareness-raising lessons on the dangers of unsafe military ammunition...
Fundamental freedoms respected in well-administered presidential election in Georgia, international observers say
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 28 October 2013 – The 27 October presidential election in Georgia was efficiently administered, transparent and took place in an amicable and constructive environment, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today. Fundamental freedoms of expression, movement and assembly were respected, and candidates were able to campaign without restriction...
OSCE conference highlights women’s role in building stability and prosperity in Mediterranean region
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Gender equality
Ways to enhance women’s participation in public, political and economic life come under the spotlight at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Monaco on 28 October 2013...
OSCE parliamentarian regrets human impact of barbwire obstacles along administrative boundary lines in Georgia
Publishing date: 26 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
TBILISI, 26 October 2013 (Georgian and Spanish versions below.) – Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Border Co-operation, today visited the administrative boundary lines in Georgia separating the region of South Ossetia. Following his visits to the villages of Ditsi and Didi Khurvaleti in the region of Gori, the Special Representative expressed deep regret regarding the establishment of physical obstacles along the administrative borders between the territory under Georgian control and the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
OSCE Code of Conduct important for governing role of armed forces in democratic societies, says Head of OSCE Mission to BiH
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SARAJEVO, 25 October 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the BiH Parliamentary Assembly Joint Committee on Defence and Security and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre concluded today a two-day regional seminar for parliamentarians on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security in Konjic, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports human rights education in police
Publishing date: 25 October 2013