News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Two Kosovo parties fined for political violence and reporting bias
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
PRISTINA, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has made two significant rulings this week. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) was sanctioned after one of its supporters repeatedly...
OSCE Kosovo Mission asks domestic election observers to be patient
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
PRISTINA, 9 November 2001 (OSCE)-- With almost 13,000 domestic observers accredited to take part in the upcoming Kosovo Assembly Election, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has issued a plea for patience...
Kosovo's justice system functioning- but concerns remain
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
PRISTINA, 9 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE's latest report on Kosovo's justice system has called for assurances that international human rights standards will be met...
Roundtable on Judicial Integrity held by the Kosovo Judicial Institute
Publishing date: 2 November 2001
PRISTINA, 2 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Judicial integrity and enhancing the quality of the profession was the focus of a roundtable held by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The meeting, run by the OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI)...
Human trafficking: fastest growing form of organized crime, Mr. Arlacchi tells OSCE Council
Publishing date: 1 November 2001
VIENNA, 1 November 2001 (OSCE)-- "In the first half century of its existence, the United Nations concentrated on strengthening collective security in order to reduce the likelihood of war between States...
Participants at 11th high-level "2+2/3+3" Council of Europe/OSCE meeting issue joint declaration
Publishing date: 31 October 2001
VADUZ, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The following joint declaration was issued today by the participants at the 11th high-level "2+2/3+3" meeting, which took place yesterday and today in Vaduz, Liechtenstein: "The Chairman of the Council of Europe...
Kosovo Albanian newspaper fined for political bias
Publishing date: 31 October 2001
PRISTINA, 31 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper Bota Sot has been fined for not providing fair and balanced media coverage on all political entities participating at the 17 November general election...