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Authorities and media must respect role of journalists, says OSCE media freedom representative in Skopje

Publishing date: 27 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
SKOPJE, 27 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, concluded today her first official visit to Skopje where she discussed the country’s media freedom situation with journalists and government officials...

OSCE Centre supports discussion on local self-governance in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 27 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
ASTANA, 27 October 2011 – The state of local self-governance in Kazakhstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Astana today...

OSCE Mission report says most Orthodox graveyards in Kosovo in poor condition

Publishing date: 27 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Municipalities in Kosovo, who are responsible for maintaining Orthodox graveyards, tend to do so on an ad hoc basis and only rarely, says the OSCE Mission report published in Prishtine/Pristina on 26 October, 2011...

War Crimes Justice Project strengthens national capacities to handle war crimes cases

Publishing date: 26 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 26 October 2011 – The successful conclusion of the 18-month War Crimes Justice Project (WCJP) to strengthen the capacity of national judiciaries in the region to handle war crimes cases was marked at an event in Sarajevo today...

OSCE presents training manual for law enforcement on anti-trafficking

Publishing date: 26 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
YEREVAN, 26 October 2011 – An OSCE-supported manual for trainers conducting anti-trafficking courses at law enforcement agencies was presented today in Yerevan...

OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for Russian Duma elections

Publishing date: 25 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MOSCOW, 26 October 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened its election observation mission to monitor the upcoming 4 December State Duma elections in the Russian Federation...

War Crimes Justice Project delivers practice manual to Serbian defence lawyers

Publishing date: 25 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
BELGRADE, 25 October 2011 – The War Crimes Justice Project, an EU funded project, today presented the Serbian version of the Manual on International Criminal Defence to defence lawyers in Serbia...