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OSCE hosts workshop in Tajikistan on role of media in covering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism

Publishing date: 17 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism
A four-day workshop on the role of the media in covering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT) concluded on 17 November 2017 in Dushanbe...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro assists in providing new homes for displaced vulnerable families

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
A ceremony in Podgorica on 15 November 2017 saw 120 displaced vulnerable families who had been living in a container settlement in the Konik Camp presented with keys to new homes financed by the Regional Housing Programme and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.

OSCE trains potential election observers and Central Election Commission staff in Kazakhstan on voter registration standards

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A training seminar on the various aspects of voter registration, organized by Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), concluded on 16 November 2017 in Astana.

Workshop by OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe highlights importance of adequate and effective evaluation of judges' work in Georgia

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Tools and methods for an effective evaluation of judges’ performance were the focus of a workshop organized jointly by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, within the context of their Support to the Judicial Reform project, in Tbilisi on 14

Growing crackdown on LGBT communities ‘shocking,’ says OSCE PA’s human rights Chair

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
COPENHAGEN, 16 November 2017 – On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance and following a series of reported attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in recent months – by both state and private actors in several OSCE countries – the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee Chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain) today called for urgent action to protect and promote LGBT rights...

OSCE works with Tajik border officials to enhance awareness of ethics and professional behaviour standards

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
A series of three-day workshops organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on professional behaviour at border crossing points for a total of 48 officers from Tajikistan’s Border Troops, the Interior Ministry and Customs Service were held in Dushanbe (24-26 October 2017), Khujand (8-10 November 2017) and Kulyab (14-16 November 2017).

OSCE supports roundtable discussion on applying Strategic Environmental Assessment in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Environmental good governance
An OSCE-supported two-day roundtable discussion on the possible application of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Espoo Convention Protocol in Kazakhstan concluded on 16 November 2017 in Astana.