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OSCE concludes course in Turkmenistan on international human rights law
Publishing date: 29 November 2002
ASHGABAD, 29 November 2002- Representatives from several governmental and civil society organizations of Turkmenistan participated in an OSCE course on the international dimensions of human rights, which ended today in the country's...
New UN Human Rights Commissioner calls for expansion of co-operation with OSCE
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 21 November 2002- Speaking for the first time at a meeting of the OSCE's 55-nation Permanent Council, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, called for expanded co-operation between his office and...
Law Centre publishes compilation of laws applicable in Kosovo
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
PRISTINA, 21 November 2002- Due to the interest shown by local and international lawyers for the Kosovo Law Centre's (KLC) publication compiling the law applicable in Kosovo, the KLC has added to this series of compilations...
OSCE hosts trial monitoring conference in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- A regional discussion on the monitoring of criminal trials brought legal personnel from the six OSCE field missions across south-eastern Europe together in Tirana this week...
OSCE Mission Head presents report on Croatia's international commitments
Publishing date: 19 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 19 November 2002- A report on Croatia's fulfilment of its international commitments was outlined to the media today by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby. The 30-page report details progress in...
OSCE continues training NGO members in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting
Publishing date: 19 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 19 November 2002- The OSCE Center in Dushanbe completed the second session of its training of representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting. The training...
Exhibition "United Europe Against Slavery" opens in Yerevan
Publishing date: 18 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
YEREVAN, 18 November 2002- The exhibition United Europe Against Slavery, which opens today at the Moskva Cinema Theater in Yerevan, is a landmark event to raise public awareness on human trafficking issues...