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OSCE supports implementation of mechanisms for assistance to victims of human trafficking in Ukraine

Publishing date: 18 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 18 October 2011 – A national roundtable discussion on the implementation of a state-led mechanism of the identification and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking started in Kyiv today...

OSCE Centre supports better water management in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea area

Publishing date: 18 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 18 October 2011- An OSCE-supported conference on biodiversity conservation, climate change response, sustainable development and comprehensive integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Basin Area started today in Kyzylorda, Southern Kazakhstan...

OSCE report calls for improved witness protection in Armenia

Publishing date: 18 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 18 October 2011 – International standards for the protection of witnesses, procedural measures during investigation and adjudication processes, and practical recommendations for improvement of witness protection are in the subject of an OSCE-supported report presented today in Yerevan...

Human trafficking is intolerable in a civilized world, says OSCE Special Representative on Anti-Trafficking Day

Publishing date: 18 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 18 October 2011 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called on governments to intensify the fight against modern-day slavery and prioritize victims’ rights on the occasion of the European Union Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October...

OSCE meeting in Vienna to discuss implementation of commitments, future priorities in economic and environmental dimension

Publishing date: 17 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Assessment of the implementation of economic and environmental commitments by the OSCE participating States and identification of priorities for future work is the focus of the Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting, which started at the Hofburg in Vienna on 17 October 2011...

OSCE Border Management Staff College addresses counter-terrorism and human rights

Publishing date: 17 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
A 5-day workshop for border officials on counter-terrorism and human rights organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) started in Vilnius on 17 October 2011...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of Tajik journalists, calls for their acquittal

Publishing date: 17 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the release from custody of two Tajik journalists convicted on charges resulting from their professional activities, and called for their acquittal.