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OSCE/ODIHR report calls for strengthening mechanisms, procedures to ensure freedom of peaceful assembly

Publishing date: 16 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OSCE participating States should protect and facilitate peaceful assemblies, therefore they are responsible to put in place mechanisms and procedures that ensure that this freedom is enjoyed in practice and is not subject to undue restrictions, says a report  released by the OSCE Office for

ODIHR Director Link calls for humane and co-ordinated approach to migrant integration ahead of International Migrants Day

Publishing date: 16 December 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Migration
WARSAW, 16 December 2016- Protection of the rights of migrants and their integration remains a challenge that OSCE participating States must face with co-ordination and commitment to humane treatment, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said today, ahead of International Migrants Day on Sunday...

OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Mongolia

Publishing date: 16 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Ulaanbaatar on 13 and 14 December 2016 to present recommendations from the final report  on the 29 June parliamentary elections in Mongolia. The report’s findings and

OSCE Mission-supported online course promotes local self-governance and good governance in Serbia

Publishing date: 15 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization
Some 350 newly-elected councillors from local self-government units received certificates marking their successful completion of an online course on the system of local self-governments and good governance, at a ceremony held on 14 December 2016 in Belgrade. The course, supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is designed for councillors who took up seats in local assemblies for the first time after the April elections...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro awards local municipalities for innovative services for citizens

Publishing date: 15 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior and Union of Municipalities awarded local municipalities on 12 December 2016 for their work in various areas, recognizing the quality of their work and innovation in providing services to citizens...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan awards winners of anti-corruption contest

Publishing date: 15 December 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance
TASHKENT, 15 December 2016 – An OSCE-supported national contest of the best artistic works that highlight anti-corruption concluded today in Tashkent in a ceremony dedicated to last week’s International Anti-Corruption Day...

OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan addresses critical energy infrastructure protection

Publishing date: 15 December 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
ASHGABAT, 15 December 2016 – Some 15 law-enforcement officials and energy experts from Turkmenistan discussed best practices in the area of critical energy infrastructure protection at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded in Ashgabat today...