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OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns murder in Ferizaj/ Uroševac
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 July 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, condemned today the murders of Milovan and Ljiljana Jevtić, Kosovo Serb returnees to the village of Talinovc i Muhaxherëve/Muhadžer Talinovac in Ferizaj/Uroševac municipality...
OSCE Secretary General meets civil society representatives in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
During his official visit to Azerbaijan, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier had a meeting with civil society representatives in Baku on 8 July 2012, to discuss ongoing work and challenges in economic, environmental, as well as human rights-related fields...
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Chairmanship representative urges constructive approach by all political forces to deliver necessary reforms
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
SARAJEVO, 9 July 2012- The Representative of the Irish Chair-in-Office of the OSCE, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina today urged the authorities to implement vital democratic reforms...
OSCE Secretary General, in Azerbaijan, stresses need for political will in conflict resolution, pledges continued co-operation
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 9 July 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, on an official visit to Azerbaijan today, emphasized the need for political will in negotiating a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
New charges against journalist further curb free expression in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 6 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 6 July 2012- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today expressed concern over the new charges brought against Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Şık, and called on the authorities to protect the right to free expression in the country...
Effective prosecution of hate crimes focus of ODIHR event for prosecutors
Publishing date: 6 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The effective prosecution of hate crimes was the theme of a meeting and pilot training session organized for 25 prosecutors from across the OSCE region by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 5 and 6 July 2012...
ODIHR Director meets Foreign Minister in Kyiv to discuss priorities for 2013 Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
KYIV, 5 July 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), met Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko today in Kyiv to discuss preparations ahead of Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship in 2013...