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OSCE human rights office provides start-up funding for new Kyrgyz Ombudsman
Publishing date: 17 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 17 December 2002- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has provided quick start-up funding for the newly established Kyrgyz Ombudsman to enable his office to assume work soon. The new...
Budva roundtable discusses treatment of long-term prisoners
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization
BELGRADE, 11 December 2002- High-level officials from justice ministries of six south-eastern Europe countries, legal experts and representatives of international organisations will participate in a roundtable on the "Treatment of...
OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe to hold roundtable on improving electoral process in Albania
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- The second in a series of four roundtables aimed at improving the electoral process in Albania will be held on 22 and 23 November in Tirana. This...
Ukrainian prosecutors, law enforcement officials and NGO members to visit Italy
Publishing date: 8 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
KYIV, 8 November 2002- A high-ranking delegation from the Office of the Ukrainian General Prosecutor, the Interior Ministry and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will make a study trip to Italy from 10 to 13 November. The trip...
OSCE's human rights office launches training course for Azerbaijani border guards in Poland
Publishing date: 24 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
WARSAW, 24 October 2002- Starting today, a group of 15 border guards from Azerbaijan will be trained at the Polish border guards academy in Ketrzyn. The one-year programme has been organized and sponsored by the OSCE's...
Bishkek seminar stresses importance of penal reform
Publishing date: 15 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 15 October 2002- Experts at a seminar in Krygyzstan on prisoners' rights stressed that penal reform, in order to be successful, needs a complex approach and allies in the government, in the Parliament, in the court system...
OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform
Publishing date: 14 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2002- OSCE experts have commended Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for deciding to transfer their prison systems from their respective Ministries of Interior to their Justice Ministries. "This decisive step will give both...