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OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Justice Ministry present draft Law on Compensation of Victims of Criminal Acts
Publishing date: 19 December 2012
The draft Law on Compensation of Victims of Criminal Acts was presented to representatives of relevant state institutions and civil society at an OSCE roundtable discussion held on 19 December 2012 in Podgorica...
29th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 18 December 2012- On 18 December the 29th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti.
OSCE/ODIHR examines good practices on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Representatives from Jewish communities and civil society in the OSCE region met in Warsaw to share good practices in collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes, as well as effective responses, during a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 December 2012...
Protecting victims of human trafficking focus of OSCE-supported course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASHGABAT, 18 December 2012 – Criminal-justice officials and members of the judiciary met at an OSCE-supported course in Ashgabat that concluded today to discuss protection of victims of human trafficking through a national referral mechanism...
Law enforcement’s role in combating hate crime in focus at Milan roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The role of judges, prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies in combating hate crimes was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 December 2012...
OSCE supports launch of Armenia’s Information Disputes Council’s website, publication
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
The official website of the Information Disputes Council (IDC), an extra-judicial body publishing opinions or statements on and offering out-of-court solutions to freedom of expression related disputes, as well as a publication comprising IDC opinions were presented on 17 December 2012 in Yerevan...
Reconciliation key to breaking ‘cycle of enmity’, OSCE Secretary General tells meeting participants
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 18 December 2012 – Reconciliation is key to overcoming the lack of trust and animosity with the aim to facilitate progress towards a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security community in the OSCE region, said participants at an OSCE workshop in Vienna today...