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Experts and officials review draft legislation on registration of individuals
Publishing date: 24 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization
KYIV, 24 October 2000-- From 23 to 24 October 2000 the OSCE/ODIHR, the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine held a joint seminar in Kyiv on \"Protection of personal data in the state registers in Ukraine\"...
Key Roma organizations reach breakthrough agreement at Warsaw meeting
Publishing date: 24 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 24 October 2000-- Europe\'s leading Roma organizations achieved a breakthrough agreement on a common approach towards the highly controversial issue of Roma migration from Central and Eastern Europe...
Apparent manipulation of some international observers in Belarus
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 17 October 2000-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) cannot be associated with the conclusions of some international observers who appear to have been manipulated...
Largest all-European human rights conference opens
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
Content type: Press release
WARSAW, 17 October 2000- Government representatives from 54 OSCE participating States, human rights experts, and more than 150 international and non-governmental organizations gathered today in Warsaw...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Belarus elections
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
VIENNA, 17 October 2000-- The following statement regarding the Belarus parliamentary elections was issued by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Ferrero-Waldner.
Parliamentary Troika and OSCE/ODIHR issue reports on Belarus election process
Publishing date: 16 October 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 16 October 2000- The Parliamentary Troika, composed of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe, issued a Report on the political situation in Belarus in light of the parliamentary elections...
Election process in Albania marked progress despite serious problems in second round
Publishing date: 16 October 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 16 October 2000-- Despite some serious problems in the second round of the local government elections in Albania, the overall election process marked progress, concluded the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...