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Human rights monitoring and reporting training in Armenia reaches its second year

Publishing date: 8 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 8 April 2002- A first training session for human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental institutions has been launched in Armenia. This is the second year that this ODIHR project on human rights monitoring...

OSCE's human rights representative calls for urgent amendment of election laws in Latvia

Publishing date: 20 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections
RIGA, 20 March 2002- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, called on the political parties in Latvia to bring the election legislation in line with international...

OSCE Croatia Mission concerned about influx of families from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 18 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights
ZAGREB, 18 March 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, today expressed his concern regarding the situation arising in parts of Croatia caused by an influx of families that were temporarily accommodated...

OSCE Mission welcomes the appointment of Jovan Ratkovic as National Co-ordinator for the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe

Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 7 March 2002- Ambassador Stefano Sannino, Head of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), warmly welcomes the appointment of Mr. Jovan Ratkovic as the National Co-ordinator for the Stability Pact for...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Severin visits Ukraine

Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
COPENHAGEN, 7 March 2002- From 11 to 13 March 2002, the President of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) Mr. Adrian Severin, MP (Romania) will pay an official visit to Ukraine...

Focus placed on rights of Ukrainian military personnel at recent seminar

Publishing date: 5 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
KYIV, 5 March 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator, together with representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the International Society for Human Rights (Ukrainian section), recently hosted a seminar meant to support

Chairman-in-Office discusses Nagorno-Karabakh prospects during visit to Armenia

Publishing date: 5 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 5 March 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portugal's Foreign Minister, Dr. Jaime Gama, visited Yerevan on 4 and 5 March at the start of his planned four-day visit to the South Caucasus, which will also include trips to...