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OSCE Centre holds course on human rights in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 29 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASHGABAD, 29 November 2003- Representatives from several governmental institutions and organizations of Turkmenistan participated in an OSCE course on international legislation on human rights in the country's capital, Ashgabad. The five-day...

OSCE and UNHCR support regional refugee return process

Publishing date: 28 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 28 November 2003- The Heads of the OSCE Missions and the Representatives of the UNHCR in Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia met today in Belgrade to review the framework of the enhanced regional co-operation on...

Georgia election a chance for new authorities to show commitment to democracy

Publishing date: 28 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI/WARSAW, 28 November 2003- The presidential election scheduled for 4 January in Georgia will provide an early opportunity to demonstrate whether the authorities now have a willingness to hold genuinely democratic elections, concludes a...

OSCE holds third roundtable on civil procedural code in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 28 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 28 November 2003- As part of its efforts to assist Turkmenistan in bringing its civil legislation into line with international standards and best practices, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad held a third roundtable on the draft...

OSCE, Council of Europe publish report on Montenegrin trafficking case

Publishing date: 27 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 27 November 2003- A report of independent experts appointed by the OSCE and the Council of Europe to examine a recent human trafficking case in Montenegro involving a Moldovan citizen is now available on the OSCE public website, along with a...

ODIHR Director satisfied with Belarus talks on improved civil registration

Publishing date: 26 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK/WARSAW, 26 November 2003- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today expressed satisfaction at the constructive dialogue held with the Belarusian authorities...

OSCE Mission supports job creation in Serbia's Sumadija district

Publishing date: 26 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 26 November 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today launched a programme to train 60 entrepreneurs and managers from the Sumadija district in order to assist the process of economic revitalization and job creation in...