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Increasing female participation in public life focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
A series of three-day training seminars for female party activists from the Respublika, Ak-Shumkar and Ata-Meken political parties was completed on 13 July by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs...
OSCE supports summer school for human rights defenders
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
The OSCE Mission to Moldova, in co-operation with the Center for Protection of Human Rights in Transdniestria, a non-governmental organization, held a summer school on practical ways to enhance the protection of human rights, from 8 to 10 July 2011 in Vadul lui Voda...
Strengthening OSCE mediation and dialogue facilitation capacity focus of expert meeting
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, with the support of the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE and the Conflict Prevention Centre, is hosting an expert meeting on 12 July 2011 in Vienna on strengthening the mediation-support capacity of the Organization...
OSCE Chairperson expresses condolences over Volga boat disaster
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 11 July 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his solidarity and sympathy with the people of Russia today...
OSCE media freedom representative deplores attack on journalist in northern Cyprus
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
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, 8 July 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the alleged attempt to murder Sener Levent, the editor-in-chief of Afrika newspaper in northern Cyprus...
OSCE launches Romanian version of guide on building trust between police and Roma
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
Content type: News
What we do: Policing, Roma and Sinti
The Romanian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched at a meeting in Romania’s parliament on 8 July 2011...
OSCE Centre supports training of community mediators in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution