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OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform

Publishing date: 14 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2002- OSCE experts have commended Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for deciding to transfer their prison systems from their respective Ministries of Interior to their Justice Ministries. "This decisive step will give both...

Head of Mission visits Kolkhozabad district in Southern Tajikistan

Publishing date: 20 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 20 September 2002- Ambassador Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, paid a visit to the Kolkhozabad and Kumsandgir districts in Southern Tajikistan.

Abolition of Tajik exit visa major step forward, says OSCE Mission Head

Publishing date: 26 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 26 August 2002- Ambassador Marc Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, described the abolition of exit visa requirements by the country's government as a major step forward. "It is of high symbolic value because freedom of...

Taking steps against discrimination of women in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 7 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 7 August 2002- Participants in a roundtable on equality between men and women in Tajikistan have stressed the need for accessible and fast mechanisms for enforcing legal provisions. The roundtable, organized on 5 August by the OSCE...

OSCE Mission to Tajikistan extends human rights training for law enforcement bodies to Khatlon Region

Publishing date: 1 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 1 August 2002- The OSCE Mission and the Tajik Government has extended their joint human training courses for law enforcement bodies to the Khatlon Region in the south of the country. A series of training sessions on "Human Rights and...

International organizations warn Tajik workers against dangers of employment abroad

Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 29 July 2002- The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Offices in Tajikistan urge Tajik nationals wishing to travel abroad...

OSCE Chairman in Office visits Tajikistan

Publishing date: 9 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 9 July 2002- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, urged Tajikistan to continue with democratisation measures and market reforms during a visit to Dushanbe...