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Immigration regulations and law enforcement action in OSCE area should consider the wellbeing and social inclusion of trafficked persons, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HAIFA, Israel, 20 May 2012 – Speaking today at an international workshop on human trafficking in Israel, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, underlined that victims of trafficking are subjected to multiple violations of human rights...
ODIHR trains Georgian law enforcement officers on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Georgian law enforcement officers completed a three-day training course on 18 May 2012, organized by ODIHR and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism...
OSCE promotes discussion on Internet-related issues in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 18 May 2012 – A two-day regional forum on the Internet in Central Asia, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, began in Almaty today...
OSCE Office supports co-operation of border and customs officers from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 18 May 2012 – A three-day OSCE workshop on the detection and identification of forged documents for Border Troops and Customs Services from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE/ODIHR expert group discusses challenges in political party regulation
Publishing date: 17 May 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
New challenges in the regulation of political parties were the focus of the annual meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Core Group of Experts on Political Parties, held in Warsaw on 17 May 2012...
OSCE supports event on protecting children’s rights in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 May 2012
ASTANA, 17 May 2012 – A roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss issues of preventing and combating trafficking and violence against children took place in Astana today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan trains civil society organizations on access to information
Publishing date: 17 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 16 May 2012 – A three-day training course for staff of press and information services of civil society organizations started in Tashkent today...