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OSCE-supported workshop aims to facilitate partnership of social and criminal justice systems in Armenia
Publishing date: 1 April 2016
Mainstreaming social services for former prisoners in the framework of ongoing criminal justice reforms and institutionalization of integrated social services was the aim of the OSCE-supported workshop co-organized with the Offenders’ Rehabilitation Center of Armenia’s Ministry of Justice on 31 March- 2 April 2016 in Aghveran, Kotayk region of Armenia...
ODIHR and OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organize training on rights of migrants
Publishing date: 24 March 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Migration
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Office in Yerevan held a training course on the rights of migrants on 24-26 March 2016 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The overall aim of this training was to support national authorities of OSCE participating States in ensuring that their national migration management practices comply with relevant international legal obligations and OSCE commitments, aiming to respect and protect the human rights of migrants...
Cyber security regulatory framework in Armenia focus of OSCE-supported international conference
Publishing date: 24 March 2016
The OSCE Office in Yerevan held a conference on 23 March 2016 to look at developments in the cyber security sector and related regulatory frameworks. The event was organized in co-operation with the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs and the UK Embassy in Yerevan...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports public discussion on draft Electoral Code
Publishing date: 17 March 2016
The first public hearing of the new draft Electoral Code, organized by the Armenian Justice Ministry with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, took place on 11 March 2016 in Yerevan...
New voting technologies discussed at OSCE workshop in Yerevan
Publishing date: 19 February 2016
International standards and good practices in introduction of new voting technologies (NVT) were the focus of an expert seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Administration of the President of Armenia in co-operation with the OSCE/ODIHR on 19 February 2016 in Yerevan...
OSCE-supported pilot study reveals issues in forced labour and labour trafficking in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
YEREVAN, 24 December 2015 – An OSCE-supported pilot study aiming to improve the identification of forced labour and labour trafficking cases among adults and children in Armenia, and to strengthen joint efforts to address related challenges, was presented today in Yerevan...
OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organizes workshop on potential markets for Armenian agricultural products
Publishing date: 22 December 2015