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Parole system in Armenia needs urgent reform, says OSCE-supported study
YEREVAN, 2 March 2012 – The results and recommendations of an OSCE-supported study on early conditional release system (parole) in Armenia were discussed today in Yerevan... ()
OSCE Mission to Skopje regrets loss of lives in Gostivar, calls for calm
SKOPJE, 1 March 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Ralf Breth expressed today his regret over the loss of human lives in a tragic incident that took place on 28 February in Gostivar and conveyed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims...
OSCE-supported analysis of corruption risks to be presented in Podgorica tomorrow
PODGORICA, 28 February 2012 – Two reports on corruption risks will be presented in Podgorica tomorrow. The analysis was done with support from the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
OSCE facilitates discussion on prevention of torture in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 22 February 2012 – The implementation of the Istanbul Protocol standards for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill treatment in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia, the Soros Foundation and the US-based NGO Physicians for Human Rights... ()
Concern raised over Kyrgyzstan Prison conditions
COPENHAGEN, 26 January 2012 – Matteo Mecacci, Chair of the OSCE PA human rights committee today called for respect of human rights and easing of conditions in Kyrgyzstan prisons after the government reported 80 per cent of the country’s prisoners are on a hunger strike...
OSCE-supported study reveals need to expand vocational training opportunities for young offenders in Armenia
YEREVAN, 24 January 2012 – The results of a study on access to education and vocational training for juveniles in custody were presented today in Yerevan... ()
OSCE Mission in Kosovo to present report on independence of judiciary
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 23 January 2012 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo will present a report on the institutional and functional independence of the judiciary at a news conference tomorrow...
OSCE human rights chief dismayed at continued practice of detention without trial at Guantánamo
WARSAW, 10 January 2012 – On the eve of tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the transfer of the first detainees to the United States naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed dismay today at the continued practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial of terrorism suspects...