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Changing negative perceptions key to improving relations between media and judiciary in Kosovo, say OSCE workshop participants

Publishing date: 16 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
Some 40 judges and media professionals discussed their working relations at an OSCE Mission in Kosovo-organized workshop on 15 August 2013 in Prishtinë/Priština...

OSCE helps police officers in Kyrgyzstan better communicate with foreign tourists

Publishing date: 16 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
The last batch of brochures to assist Kyrgyzstan’s patrol police officers in dealing with English-speaking tourists published by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek was distributed among police officers on 16 August 2013...

OSCE human rights office trains Polish women leaders in political leadership

Publishing date: 13 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Promoting the role of women as political party decision-makers and candidates for public office ahead of 2014 local elections was the focus of a training session co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw from 12 to 13 August 2013...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against Montenegrin journalist, calls for swift investigation

Publishing date: 12 August 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned an attack on Tufik Softić, a journalist with the daily newspaper Vijesti and the weekly Monitor and called on the authorities to provide protection for the journalist, and carry out a swift and thorough investigation...

OSCE Special Representative calls for stronger criminal justice response to human trafficking, including through confiscation

Publishing date: 9 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, said at an international seminar for judges in Haifa, Israel that took place from 5 to 8 August 2013 that trafficked people’s legal rights must be upheld in court and that the overall criminal justice response must be strengthened...

OSCE Office donates computers to community police stations in Yerevan

Publishing date: 7 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Policing
As part of the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s ongoing support to the community policing development 15 computers were donated on 7 August 2013 to community police stations in Yerevan...

OSCE Presence Acting Head welcomes conclusion of electoral process in Albania, looks forward to engagement with new Assembly

Publishing date: 6 August 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process in Albania, which was marked by the declaration of the final results by the Central Election Commission on 6 August 2013...