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OSCE parliamentarians to observe Ukraine’s presidential vote; pre-election visit scheduled for next week

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 March 2014 – A delegation led by senior OSCE parliamentarians will observe Ukraine’s presidential election on 25 May and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission.

In Sarajevo, OSCE PA President says security in South East Europe still “burning issue”

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
SARAJEVO, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic has said that security in South East Europe is still a "burning issue," stemming not from the threat of ethnic conflict but from incomplete democratization and organized crime.

Political leaders have central role to play in countering racism and hate crime, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW / STRASBOURG / VIENNA, 21 March 2014 – Political will and leadership are vital to countering racism, discrimination and hate crime, the heads of three intergovernmental human rights institutions said today in a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...

ODIHR workshop highlights role of professional and ethical standards in maintaining public trust in parliaments

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
Parliamentarians and experts from a number of OSCE participating States discussed professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians, as well as the benefits of and challenges in developing codes of conduct, at a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw...

Anti-corruption policy focus of OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities
ASTANA, 19 March 2014 – An OSCE-supported conference on countering corruption in state institutions began today in Astana...

OSCE media freedom representative outraged by attacks against managers of Ukrainian National TV

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
CHISINAU, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her outrage about the attack by a group of members of the Ukrainian political party “Svoboda”, including some members of Verkhovna Rada, on the acting President of National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), forcing him to resign...

OSCE holds conference with Tajik Economy Ministry on WTO commitments in telecoms, broadcasting

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 19 March 2014 – An OSCE-supported conference on Tajikistan’s World Trade Organization’s (WTO) commitments in the field of telecommunications and broadcasting services concluded in Dushanbe at Hyatt Regency Hotel today...