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Latest amendments to Slovakia's draft Press Act an improvement but still fall short, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 25 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 25 March 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, welcomed today the Slovak Government's acceptance of one of his key proposals for its draft Press Act...

International rights bodies call on politicians to lead fight against intolerance and discrimination

Publishing date: 18 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW/STRASBOURG/VIENNA, 18 March 2008- In a joint statement issued on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March, three leading human rights agencies call on political leaders to assume...

OSCE media freedom representative and partners call on Ukraine to further development of free media

Publishing date: 17 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
KYIV, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and representatives for the Council of Europe and the European Commission, called on Ukraine today to continue efforts to create a free press...

OSCE media watchdog, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship host forum on challenges to media freedom

Publishing date: 29 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 29 February 2008- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, and Finnish Secretary of State Pertti Torstila, called on participating States to comply with their OSCE media commitments at a roundtable discussion today...

Reinforcing co-operation between OSCE, Council of Europe key to being effective and preventing overlap, says Slovak Foreign Minister

Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 28 February 2008- Promoting co-operation and avoiding duplication are challenges that the OSCE and the Council of Europe face, said the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, today...

OSCE an important actor in conflict prevention and resolution, says Irish Prime Minister

Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 27 February 2008- The OSCE should continue to play a key role in the areas of security, conflict prevention and resolution, democracy and human rights, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told a special meeting of the OSCE today...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator offers anti-trafficking courses for Ukrainian local police

Publishing date: 26 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
LUTSK, Ukraine, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has launched a new series of regional training courses on combating human trafficking, with the first course held in north-western Ukraine today...