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ODIHR holds UK training course on protecting human rights in fight against terrorism

Publishing date: 8 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Countering terrorism
LONDON, 8 March 2007- The need to protect human rights in the fight against terrorism will be the focus of a training course for senior officials beginning in London today...

OSCE Centre promotes public discussion on freedom of expression

Publishing date: 5 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASTANA, 5 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, encouraged Kazakh authorities today to abandon plans to require licenses for all printing presses. Existing laws...

OSCE human rights body welcomes creation of new EU Fundamental Rights Agency

Publishing date: 1 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 1 March 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has welcomed the new European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, which was inaugurated today in Vienna...

OSCE trains Azerbaijani officials on protecting human rights in counter-terrorism

Publishing date: 28 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BAKU, 28 February 2007- An OSCE training course for senior officials on the protection of human rights in counter-terrorism strategies started in Baku today. The training programme has also been conducted in Austria, Serbia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

OSCE Centre publishes brochure on press freedom and media development in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 28 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 28 February 2007- A new brochure, published this week with the support of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, promotes press freedom and the development of a modern media policy in Tajikistan...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports broadband technology development

Publishing date: 27 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities
SKOPJE, 27 February- Telecom operators, internet service providers, businessmen and internet users discussed today in Skopje how to improve the availability of broadband technology and services in a meeting supported by the OSCE Spillover...

Students learn about OSCE in seminars supported by Centre in Almaty

Publishing date: 26 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 February 2007- Students in Kazakhstan are learning about the OSCE's activities and history in a series of five seminars starting today...