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OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Armenia focuses on regular monitoring of the implementation of laws as an important element of the law-making process
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
Monitoring the implementation and evaluation of legislation were the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the OSCE Office in Yerevan, on 4 and 5 November 2015 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.
OSCE Office supports discussion on challenges of community policing and its development in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 November 2015
The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with the Armenian Police, on 2-3 November 2015, organized a roundtable discussion in Tsaghkadzor, Kotayk region, to wrap up a two-year project on facilitating community policing development in Armenia, which was implemented by the National Centre for Legal Research NGO...
OSCE promotes discussion of human rights-related aspects in draft amendments to Armenia’s Constitution
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported a workshop in Yerevan on 23 October 2015 to promote discussions, analysis and reflections on human rights-related articles contained within the draft package of amendments to Armenia’s Constitution...
Human rights and gender issues within the police in focus at OSCE roundtable discussion in Yerevan
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
BELGRADE, 1 October 2015 – The OSCE’s role in providing a common platform for mediation and conflict prevention is more important today than ever, says a new report by the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions, which was presented today at the Belgrade Security Forum 2015...
Winners of the OSCE-supported “golden keys” and “rusty locks” awards for freedom of information announced in Yerevan
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 28 September 2015 – On the occasion of the International Rights to Know Day, nine awards recognizing the freedom of information were presented to the most open government bodies in Armenia, while the most closed government body was given a less-prestigious accolade in a ceremony today supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE presents report on the student perspective of education reforms in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 17 September 2015 – The findings and recommendations of an OSCE-supported survey exploring the awareness and attitude of students towards the educational reforms being implemented in Armenia were presented today in Yerevan. The so-called Bologna reforms are aimed at bringing quality of higher education system to the level of compatibility with the international standards...
OSCE Office marks 40th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
YEREVAN, 16 September 2015 – High-level representatives from the Armenian government, civil society and media gathered today in Yerevan to participate in the celebratory event organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, the founding document of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)...