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OSCE Special Representative welcomes Romanian efforts to combat human trafficking, urges further improvements

Publishing date: 23 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 23 September 2009- Eva Biaudet, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, welcomed today Romania's recent efforts to combat human trafficking but said that authorities must...

OSCE High Commissioner discusses minority participation, education during visit to Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 23 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 23 September 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, urged Kazakhstan today to further enhance effective minority participation in the country...

Senior OSCE official visits Kazakh rights defender in detention, stresses importance of fair appeals process

Publishing date: 19 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
ALMATY, 19 September 2009- Following a meeting today with Kazakh human rights defender Yevgeny Zhovtis, Douglas Wake of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights stressed the importance of fair trial standards in Zhovtis' appeal...

Statement by OSCE Minorities Commissioner on Slovakia's State Language Act

Publishing date: 3 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 03 September 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, released the following statement today:

Skopje missions of the OSCE, EU and U.S. Embassy issue statement on anniversary of Ohrid Framework Agreement

Publishing date: 12 August 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SKOPJE, 13 August 2009- The Skopje missions of the OSCE, the European Union and the U.S. Embassy issued the following statement today to mark the eighth anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement...

OSCE Centre supports young Turkmenistan athletes with disabilities

Publishing date: 6 August 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Education
ASHGABAT, 6 August 2009- Promoting health, education and better integration into society were the focus of a summer camp that ended today in the Gokdere mountains near Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat...

OSCE Chairmanship hosts expert seminar on electoral management bodies

Publishing date: 17 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 17 July 2009- A two-day seminar on electoral management bodies, organized by the Greek Chairmanship of the OSCE, ended today, and the Chairmanship said it had provided valuable contributions...