News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE committed to implementation of property law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 August 2001
SARAJEVO, 23 August 2001 (OSCE)-- With regard to recent media reports about a legal controversy regarding alleged illegal occupancy of real property in the region of Banja Luka, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina wishes to reiterate...
Roundtable on police and judicial co-operation to take place in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 August 2001
PRISTINA, 13 August 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE-run Kosovo Judicial Institute and Kosovo Police Service School are holding a two-day roundtable on ways to improve working relations between Kosovo\'s police force and investigative...
Rules on candidate registration agreed for Kosovo November elections
Publishing date: 13 August 2001
PRISTINA, 13 August 2001 (OSCE)-- The way has been prepared for political parties, citizens\' initiatives and coalitions to put together their lists of candidates for the forthcoming Kosovo-wide election scheduled for 17 November...
Bosnia and Herzegovina has highest percentage of women in political office in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 August 2001
SARAJEVO, 7 August 2001 (OSCE)- Bosnia and Herzegovina has the highest percentage of women in political office of all 12 countries covered by the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe...
Kosovo elections: Right to appeal during the election process
Publishing date: 6 August 2001
PRISTINA, 6 August 2001 (OSCE)-- People in Kosovo who believe their rights regarding the electoral process have been violated have a right to turn to the Election Complaints and Appeals Commission (ECAC).
OSCE organizes anti-torture roundtable in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2001
YEREVAN, 17 July 2001 (OSCE)- Together with the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OSCE organized on 13 and 14 July a roundtable in Yerevan, entitled \"Prevention and Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment...
Kosovo Election Commission adopts rule on role of media in upcoming elections
Publishing date: 13 July 2001
PRISTINA, 13 July 2001 (OSCE)-- Kosovo\'s Central Election Commission, chaired by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Daan Everts, yesterday passed a rule on the role of the media in the electoral campaign during the run-up to the November polls...