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Representatives of national human rights institutions from OSCE region gain skills and exchange experiences at 2017 NHRI Academy in Poland
Publishing date: 2 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from 27 OSCE participating States attended the 2017 NHRI Academy, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) from 29 May to 2 June 2017 in Poznan, Poland.
Kyrgyz Border Service Officers complete OSCE Patrol Leadership Course
Publishing date: 2 June 2017
Twenty Kyrgyz Border Service Officers improved their skills in map reading, pathfinding and providing first aid in the field during a course held from 8 May to 2 June 2017 at the Gissar Training Centre in Tajikistan, as part of the third phase of the OSCE’s Patrol Programming and Leadership Project...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports draft amendments to the law on privatization of state-owned and municipal press
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Draft amendments to Ukraine’s Law on the Privatization of State–owned and Municipal Print Press were presented by lawyers of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine (SCTRBU), the Ukrainian Association of Media Business (UAMB), the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM) and the Human Rights Platform NGO on 24 May 2017 in Kyiv, concluding a process supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates new technologies and impact on security
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Global efforts are needed to address the challenges associated with scientific and technological progress and its impact on security and arms control, said speakers at the session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation held on 31 May 2017 in Vienna...
OSCE supports effective implementation of access to information law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Parliament of Kazakhstan co-organized a roundtable discussion followed by an expert dialogue in Astana on 1 June 2017 on the application of the law on the access to information...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on parliamentary elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Podgorica from 29 May to 1 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission (EOM) for the 16 October 2016 parliamentary elections in Montenegro. The report’s findings
OSCE Programme Office concludes canine training course on explosives detection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing