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New minority commissioner takes up post

Publishing date: 2 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 2 July 2001 (OSCE)-- Rolf Ekeus today took up the post of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. His mandate is to provide \'early warning\' and, as appropriate, \'early action\' at the earliest possible stage...

Van der Stoel appointed Personal Envoy of Chairman-in-Office

Publishing date: 29 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 29 June 2001 (OSCE)- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, has appointed Max van der Stoel as his Personal Envoy with the mandate \"to facilitate a dialogue and provide advice for a speedy solution...

Chairman-in-Office welcomes transfer of Milosevic to The Hague

Publishing date: 29 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
BUCHAREST, 29 June 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, welcomes the transfer of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia...

Kosovo Election Commission extends deadline for coalitions

Publishing date: 29 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 29 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The Central Election Commission in Kosovo has extended the deadline for political parties to form coalitions ahead of the province-wide elections on 17 November...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office urges redoubled efforts to combat torture

Publishing date: 26 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights
BUCHAREST, 26 June 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office today called on all OSCE countries to redouble their efforts to combat torture and other ill-human treatment. \"All OSCE states have committed themselves to take effective legislative...

Chairman-in-Office urges passing of election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 26 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BUCHAREST, 26 June 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, deplores the most recent failure of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament to adopt the Election Law, an essential piece of legislation...

Albanian parliamentary elections mark progress towards international standards

Publishing date: 25 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 25 June 2001 (OSCE)-- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Albania marked progress towards meeting international standards for democratic elections, concluded the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...