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Swiss OSCE Chair appoints Chief and Deputy Chief Monitors for Ukraine

Publishing date: 2 April 2014
Collections: Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERN, 2 April 2014 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter today expressed satisfaction with the state of deployment of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and announced the appointment of the Chief Monitor and Deputy Chief Monitors.

OSCE/ODIHR human rights assessment mission requested by Ukraine completes field work

Publishing date: 1 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
WARSAW, 1 April 2014- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) announced today that its part of the Human Rights Assessment Mission deployed at the request of the Ukrainian authorities had completed its field work...

Attacks against journalists in Spain are unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 1 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
TORONTO, 1 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed today deep concern about the violence and intimidation by police against journalists covering the demonstrations which took place in Madrid on Saturday 29 March 2014...

Turkmenistan officials learn about UK penitentiary system during OSCE-supported visit

Publishing date: 28 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Rule of law
LONDON, 28 March 2014 – The British penitentiary system and prison reform were the focus of an OSCE-supported working visit to the United Kingdom that concluded in London today...

OSCE, Serbian Defence Ministry promote OSCE Code of Conduct on politico-military aspects of security

Publishing date: 28 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 28 March 2014 – Promoting co-operative behaviour and enhancing norms of responsible conduct in the field of defense and security throughout the OSCE region was the focus of a three-day workshop that ended today in Belgrade...

OSCE media freedom representative lauds changes to Ukrainian law to enforce effective access to information

Publishing date: 28 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
TORONTO, 28 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption by Verkhovna Rada of amendments to the Ukrainian legislation introducing long-awaited and competent democratic mechanisms of access to information.

Censorship of social media platforms must stop in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 27 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 27 March 2014 – By blocking access to social media platforms Turkey deliberately disregards the fundamental right to freedom of expression and freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...