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OSCE trains human rights educators in Armenia
AGHVERAN, Armenia, 19 April 2013 – Teacher-trainers in Armenia will learn how to design human rights education that relates to students’ daily life in a three-day course that started today in Aghveran, Armenia... ()
OSCE Mission to sign agreement tomorrow with Montenegro on strengthening human rights support
PODGORICA, 17 April 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights will sign an agreement on promoting human and minority rights tomorrow in Przno, Becici...
OSCE Kosovo Mission acting Head condemns attack on human rights activist
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 28 March 2013 – The acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Paivi Nikander, strongly condemned today the physical assault on prominent human rights activist Nazlie Bala, which took place last night...
OSCE Presence in Albania presents findings and recommendations to improve civil trials
TIRANA, 27 March 2013 - The OSCE Presence in Albania, together with Justice Minister Eduard Halimi and the Deputy Chair of the High Council of Justice, Elvis Çefa, presented a report on the Albanian civil justice system today... ()
OSCE Centre in Astana facilitates dialogue on freedom of religion or belief
ASTANA, 19 March 2013 - State officials, parliamentarians, religious leaders, scholars and non-governmental organization representatives discussed how to foster interfaith dialogue at a conference organized in Astana today by the Agency for Religious Affairs, and Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan with the OSCE Centre’s support... ()
OSCE supports discussion on establishing a torture prevention mechanism in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial Reform of the Mazhilis (the lower Chamber of Parliament) and the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia organized a roundtable discussion on 14 March 2013 on a draft law to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) against torture in Kazakhstan... ()
ODIHR meeting examines role of monitoring in ensuring respect for human rights of security sector personnel
The importance of monitoring the armed forces to ensure that the human rights of security sector personnel are protected was the focus of a two-day meeting in Warsaw, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4 and 5 March 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR prepares to monitor trials in Georgia
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began a two-day familiarization visit to Georgia on 7 February 2013 in preparation for planned monitoring of trials involving senior political figures... ()
OSCE Presence helps young people with disabilities in Albania
The OSCE Presence in Albania concluded on 30 January 2013 a project aimed at helping young people with disabilities more efficiently advocate their rights and get more involved in public life... ()
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine signs co-operation agreement with Human Rights Commissioner
KYIV, 28 January 2013 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, and the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Valeriya Lutkovska, signed a Memorandum on Co-operation in Kyiv today... ()