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OSCE conference in Ukraine focuses on human rights violation in pre-trial detention centres

Publishing date: 7 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
SUDAK, Ukraine, 7 October, 2008- Human rights violations in pre-trial detention centres in Eastern Europe and national preventive mechanisms against torture and ill treatment in such centres are the focus of an OSCE conference in Sudak...

OSCE Office supports guide for SMEs on recent tax changes in Armenia

Publishing date: 7 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
YEREVAN, 7 October 2008- A simplified tax guidebook explaining recent legislation affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was presented in Yerevan today...

Finland and OSCE train Central Asian senior officials in border security and management

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 6 October 2008- Enhancing the capacities of border and law enforcement agencies in Central Asia is the aim of a training course that began in Helsinki today.

Head of Mission to Georgia dismisses 'preposterous' disinformation campaign

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 6 October 2008- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala, called today for the immediate halt to the spreading of inflammatory disinformation, saying it was a direct threat to the security of OSCE personnel.

OSCE hate crime report finds continued pattern of violent attacks on minorities

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 6 October 2008- Members of visibly identifiable groups who stand out because of their religion, ethnicity or other perceived characteristics remain the target of often brutal physical attacks, says a report on hate crimes in the OSCE region...

OSCE Mission to Skopje helps share municipal best practices with visiting Serbian delegation

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 6 October 2008- A delegation of Serbia's municipal interethnic council arrived in Skopje today to learn about best practices on inter community relations within municipalities...

OSCE to help Armenian Ombudsman office monitor situation in the armed forces

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
YEREVAN, 6 October 2008- Increasing democratic control over the country's armed forces is the aim of an agreement signed by the OSCE Office and the Armenian Human Rights Defender's Office (Ombudsman) in Yerevan today...