News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Open letter from OSCE Head of Mission to all voters in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 October 2002
PRISTINA, 23 October 2002- Dear Voter, This Saturday, 26 October, you-- and all the other voters-- will have the right to go to the polls and cast your vote. Never before have so many different political entities run in a Kosovo...
International agencies congratulate Bosnia and Herzegovina municipalities for solving property claims
Publishing date: 22 October 2002
SARAJEVO, 22 October 2002- The agencies involved in property law implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have applauded the housing authorities in Lopare, Sekovici, Kresevo and Srbac for having solved all property...
OSCE Media Representative criticizes restrictive media law drafted in German City-State
Publishing date: 21 October 2002
VIENNA, 21 October 2002- OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, sent a letter to the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, criticizing a draft law proposed by the Senator of the Interior of German City-State...
OSCE's human rights office calls for strengthening of new Ombudsman office in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 October 2002
WARSAW, 17 October 2002- OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomed the recent creation of a national human rights institution in Kazakhstan, but called for the strengthening of its mandate in...
OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform
Publishing date: 14 October 2002
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...
OSCE Baku conference stresses role of religions in preventing terrorism
Publishing date: 11 October 2002
BAKU, 11 October 2002 – An international OSCE conference on religious freedom and combating terrorism, which ended in Baku today, stressed the important role religions and beliefs can play in preventing terrorism and conflict. Participants also...
OSCE-sponsored website on Parliamentary Code of Conduct launched
Publishing date: 9 October 2002
BELGRADE, 9 October 2002- A website designed to encourage discussion on a Parliamentary Code of Conduct was launched today in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The website is developed with the support of the Speaker...