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OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds preparatory meeting ahead of major human rights conference
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 3 July 2012- The sixth annual OSCE Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting for government and civil society representatives to discuss human rights issues concluded in Dushanbe today...
Resolution on Moldova calls for stronger ties between Chisinau and Tiraspol
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 2012 – A resolution now pending before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly would create more regular opportunities for dialogue between members of the Moldovan Parliament and representatives of the Transdniestrian Supreme Soviet if approved...
Homeward bound: MPs to vote for action on displaced persons in Georgia
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 2012 – With United Nations estimates of more than 359,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Republic of Georgia, Polish MP Michal Szczerba has put forward a resolution calling on OSCE participating States to support the safe and dignified return of IDPs within Georgia and its occupied territories...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes good practices in operating women’s shelters
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
CHISINAU, 3 July 2012 – Running shelters for women survivors of domestic violence is the focus of a two-day workshop which started today in Chisinau, organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Austrian Embassy in Chisinau...
Speech should not be criminalized, says OSCE media freedom representative following sentencing of Lithuanian journalist
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a Vilnius court decision sentencing Dainius Radzevičius, the Chair of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, to a criminal fine for defamation...
Parliamentarians to stress assistance for children in post-crisis situations
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 2 July 2012 – At their Annual Session to be held in Monaco, parliamentarians from the world’s largest regional security organization, the OSCE, will vote on a resolution underlining the need for greater assistance to children living in post-crisis situations...
Monaco meeting to underline the contribution of small States to international affairs
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 2 July 2012 – At a meeting in Monaco, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), the world’s largest regional security organization, is set to vote on a resolution that will recognize the contribution of small states to international organizations...