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Round table discussion on pre-trial criminal procedures in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 July 2000
PRISTINA, 27 July 2000-- The relationship between the courts and the police with regard to pre-trial criminal procedures is the focus of a two-day roundtable discussion...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses concern about recent action against human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 27 July 2000-- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, is worried by reports on the harassment of human rights activists in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE undertakes efforts to improve prison conditions in Belarus
Publishing date: 25 July 2000
Content type: Press statement
What we do: Democratization
MINSK, 25 July 2000-- The OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus is currently implementing 7 projects in the fields of democratization and human rights in Belarus...
Roughly one million register but OSCE regrets Serb boycott
Publishing date: 24 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 24 July 2000-- The combined Civil and Voter Registration process came to a successful end on July 19th last. In total, about one million Kosovars living in Kosovo registered during the three-month long operation.
ODIHR concerned over political developments in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 21 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 21 July 2000-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has expressed its concerns over negative trends in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
Certification period for independent candidates in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended
Publishing date: 21 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 21 July 2000-- As stipulated by the Provisional Election Commission (PEC), the Independent Candidate certification period ended yesterday...
Elections Appeals Sub-Commission issues decisions on complaints in Bratunac and Vares
Publishing date: 21 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 21 July 2000- The Elections Appeals Sub-Commission (EASC) has issued two decisions on complaints submitted for violations of the Provisional Election Commission (PEC) Rules and Regulations in Bratunac and Vares.