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OSCE meeting on judicial systems and human rights opens in Warsaw
Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 23 April 2002- More than 150 government representatives and international experts from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered in Warsaw today to discuss how the protection of human rights can be improved through judicial reform...
Human rights monitoring and reporting training in Armenia reaches its second year
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 8 April 2002- A first training session for human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental institutions has been launched in Armenia. This is the second year that this ODIHR project on human rights monitoring...
OSCE welcomes opening of judiciary training institute in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ALMATY, 26 March 2002- The OSCE Centre in Almaty welcomes the official opening of the judiciary training institute. The Center sees the establishment of the institute under the Supreme Court as a great step forward in Kazakhstan's efforts...
OSCE's human rights representative calls for urgent amendment of election laws in Latvia
Publishing date: 20 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
RIGA, 20 March 2002- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, called on the political parties in Latvia to bring the election legislation in line with international...
Tajik law enforcement bodies call for improvement of the criminal procedural code
Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KHUJAND, 12 March 2002- A series of OSCE training seminars for law enforcement personnel on human and civil rights during arrest, detention and pre-trial investigation has concluded in the Sughd province, Tajikistan...
OSCE/ODIHR urges Moldovan Government to investigate apprehension of Gagauz politician
Publishing date: 8 March 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 8 March 2002- The ODIHR today urged the Government of Moldova to investigate in a transparent manner the circumstances of the apprehension of Gagauz politician Ivan Burgudji...
OSCE's human rights office welcomes registration of independent NGO in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 7 March 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today welcomed the formal registration of the Independent Human Rights Organization by the Uzbek Ministry of Justice earlier this week...