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ODIHR and partners host meeting in Geneva on compensation for victims of trafficking

Publishing date: 3 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
A special panel discussion on access to justice and compensation for victims of trafficking was held in Geneva on 31 May...

OSCE Centre supports promotion of freedom of assembly in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 2 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 2 June 2011 – Kyrgyzstan’s draft law on peaceful assembly was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion among Kyrgyzstan’s authorities, international and national experts and representatives of civil society and international organizations today. Participants discussed how both policy and practice in the area of peaceful assembly can be improved.

OSCE ready to further co-operation with Turkmenistan, says Chairperson

Publishing date: 2 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 2 June 2011 – The OSCE is ready to expand the scope of its co-operation with Turkmenistan in all security dimensions and support the country in implementing its OSCE commitments, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today during his official visit to Turkmenistan...

Mechanisms to assist victims of human trafficking in Ukraine focus of OSCE meeting

Publishing date: 2 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 2 June 2011 – The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in providing assistance to trafficked persons was the topic of an OSCE conference that started in Kyiv today...

OSCE hosts workshop for South-Eastern Europe on computer forensics and digital evidence

Publishing date: 1 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
The OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit is hosting a regional workshop in Belgrade on computer forensics and digital evidence. The workshop on 2 and 3 June aims to give police supervisors, appellate-level prosecutors and judges an introduction to computer crimes, computer forensics and cyber evidence...

OSCE Chairperson, in meetings with Uzbekistan’s leadership, stresses need for greater co-operation for regional security

Publishing date: 1 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
TASHKENT, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in meetings in Uzbekistan today emphasized the importance of greater co-operation to enhance security in Central Asia and the OSCE region as a whole...

Solutions to toxic pollutants discussed at OSCE-supported conference

Publishing date: 1 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported an international conference to discuss solutions to environmental threats. The conference took place on 31 May 2011 in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).