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Most OSCE participating States promote Holocaust remembrance, says ODIHR report
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
LIÈGE, Belgium, 12 December 2012 – Most participating States of the OSCE are meeting their commitment to promote remembrance of the Holocaust, according to an overview of remembrance practices released today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Plenary Meeting of the Taskforce for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF)...
OSCE held international conference on prosecution service reform in Moldova
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
The OSCE Mission to Moldova together with the Prosecutor General’s Office and the National Participation Council organized on 6 December 2012 in Chisinau an international conference on strengthening the independence of the prosecution service in Moldova...
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces winners of 2012 Person of the Year award
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 12 December 2012 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia presented its Person of the Year awards at a ceremony in Belgrade today to recognize contributions made in the fight against corruption, media reform, police reform and the protection and advancement of human rights.
OSCE Mission to Skopje concludes training on law-making for civil servants
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Information Society and Administration marked the completion of a project in Skopje today on 12 December 2012 that was aimed at strengthening the lawmaking capacity of the public administration...
OSCE helps improve environmental journalism in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Media freedom and development
TASHKENT, 12 December 2012- Twenty journalists from all regions of Uzbekistan took part in an OSCE-supported training course on environmental journalism today...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue on Kazakhstan’s political party system
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
A roundtable meeting on political party development in Kazakhstan was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana on 6 December 2012 jointly with the Public Foundation for Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan...
OSCE meeting in Istanbul ends with call for effective human rights education for law enforcement officials
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Policing
Police agencies should do more to provide systemic and effective human rights education for its personnel, said participants at a meeting held in Istanbul by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the Turkish National Police, on 10 and 11 December 2012...