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Helga Konrad appointed OSCE Chair's special representative against human trafficking

Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 13 May 2004- A leading expert on fighting human trafficking, former Austrian Minister Helga Konrad, has been appointed OSCE Special Representative on Trafficking in Human Beings by Chairman Solomon Passy. Dr. Konrad said the OSCE was very...

OSCE Chairman encourages Croatia to continue refugee return efforts

Publishing date: 11 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB/ZADAR, 11 May 2004- Ending a two-day visit to Croatia during which he met returnees near Zadar, OSCE Chairman-in Office Solomon Passy congratulated the Croatian Government for making the resolution of refugees and displaced persons problem a...

Warsaw to host conference on role of democratic institutions

Publishing date: 10 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
WARSAW, 10 May 2004- Challenges to the democratic process in both developing and established democracies will be the focus of a three-day conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw, beginning Wednesday, 12 May. The event is organized by the...

OSCE Chairman condemns terrorist attack in Chechnya

Publishing date: 10 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism
ZAGREB, 10 May 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack in Chechnya, in which Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov and a number of other people were killed. He called the Grozny bomb blast "a vicious act of"...

OSCE Chairman encourages UN Security Council to seek OSCE support in Iraq, Afghanistan

Publishing date: 7 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
NEW YORK, 7 May 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy told the UN Security Council on Friday that the 55-nation security body would be willing to offer its assistance in rebuilding democratic institutions in Iraq and Afghanistan if requested...

OSCE Media Representative discusses hard-hitting report on Kosovo media face-to-face with journalists

Publishing date: 6 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 6 May 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented his recent critical report on the media behaviour during the mid-March riots in Kosovo to TV, radio and print journalists at press conferences he gave in...

OSCE Chairman welcomes peaceful resolution to crisis in Ajara region of Georgia

Publishing date: 6 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C., 6 May 2004- Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated President Mikheil Saakashvili, the people of Georgia and the government on achieving a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ajara...