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OSCE human rights office launches report on needs of judiciaries in handling war crimes cases in the Balkans

Publishing date: 23 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
THE HAGUE, 23 September 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ICTY and UNICRI launched a joint report today analysing the needs of local judiciaries in dealing with war crimes committed in the Balkans in the 1990s...

OSCE High Commissioner discusses minority participation, education during visit to Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 23 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 23 September 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, urged Kazakhstan today to further enhance effective minority participation in the country...

OSCE media freedom representative protests over authorities' actions against one of Kazakhstan's few independent newspapers

Publishing date: 22 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 September 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today the seizure of all copies of the independent Kazakh weekly Respublika- delovoye obozrenie and the freezing of the paper's accounts...

European Parliament elections process showed need for further harmonization, OSCE/ODIHR report says

Publishing date: 22 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 22 September 2009- The conduct of the June elections to the European Parliament underlined the need for further harmonization and improvement, found a report published today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...

OSCE meeting takes stock, seeks way forward in fight against small arms and light weapons

Publishing date: 22 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 22 September 2009- The OSCE remains at the forefront of global initiatives to combat the threat of small arms and light weapons but further efforts are needed to address gaps to curb proliferation, said speakers at a meeting that started today...

OSCE Mission, European Commission Delegation, Council of Europe's Office express regret that the 2009 Belgrade Pride Parade has been cancelled

Publishing date: 21 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights
BELGRADE, 21 September 2009- The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the European Commission Delegation and the Council of Europe's Office issued the following statement today:

OSCE Office organizes training course on monitoring right to health in Armenian detention facilities

Publishing date: 21 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 21 September 2009- An OSCE Office-supported training course on the right to health and international standards in Armenia's detention facilities ended in Tsakhkadzor today...