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Head of OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes election of People’s Advocate
TIRANA, 22 December 2011 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the election of the new People’s Advocate (Ombudsman) by the Albanian parliament... ()
OSCE holds training course on legislative drafting in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 23 December 2011 – Legal experts from the Justice Ministry, the Institute of State and Law and the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights (NIDHR) under the President of Turkmenistan took part in an OSCE-supported seminar on legislative drafting which concluded in Ashgabat today...
Region’s judicial training chiefs discuss war crimes justice programmes at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Podgorica
PODGORICA, 20 December 2011 – Representatives of judicial training institutions from the region met in Podgorica today to discuss how to step up their contribution to achieving justice in war crimes cases by providing effective training to judicial staff involved in such cases...
OSCE Centre supports independent monitoring of freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Better implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion that took place in Bishkek today among national authorities, international and national experts, as well as civil society and international organizations representatives... ()
Judicial training chiefs to discuss war crimes justice at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Podgorica tomorrow
PODGORICA, 19 December 2011 – The directors and staff of judicial training institutions from South Eastern Europe are meeting in Podgorica tomorrow to discuss how they can step up their contribution to achieving justice in war crimes cases through effective training to judicial staff...
OSCE concludes project on torture prevention in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 15 December 2011 - Preventing torture through education and systematic oversight was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania commends nomination for People’s Advocate
TIRANA, 15 December 2011 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth today welcomed nomination of a candidate for the position of the People’s Advocate (Ombudsman)... ()
OSCE assists Kazakhstan in implementing Aarhus Convention on public participation in environmental decision making
ASTANA, 13 December 2011 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further adaptation of the national legislation to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention took place today in Astana...
OSCE Mission to Moldova to hold roundtable meeting in Comrat on amending Gagauz election laws
CHIŞINĂU, 12 December 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Moldova will hold a roundtable meeting tomorrow to discuss draft amendments to the election laws of the Gagauzia autonomous territorial unit. The amendments were developed through an OSCE-led project by the Chişinău-based non-governmental Association for Participatory Democracy in consultation with the Gagauz authorities. Their goal is to improve the election laws and procedures of Gagauzia and to ensure consistency with national legislation and international standards... ()