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International experts complete Montenegro visit on human trafficking case

Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
PODGORICA, 24 July 2003- An international team of independent experts appointed by the Council of Europe and the OSCE visited the Republic of Montenegro on 21-24 July 2003 in response to an invitation made by the Government of Montenegro to...

OSCE Presence in Albania chairs property discussion

Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
TIRANA, 24 July 2003- Issues related to property restitution and compensation should be dealt with in a fully democratic manner, said the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, at a discussion he chaired today. Lipponen...

OSCE minorities commissioner welcomes Tajikistan's willingness to promote inter-ethnic relations

Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
DUSHANBE, 24 July 2003- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, discussed the situation of national minorities, including issues related to education, language use and political participation, on a three-day visit to...

OSCE adopts Action Plan to combat human trafficking

Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Countering terrorism, National minority issues
VIENNA, 24 July 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted an Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings which envisages new measures against this modern form of slavery at national and international level. The OSCE's 55 participating...

Vocational education school invests in Kosovo's future

Publishing date: 23 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 23 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, today inaugurated vocational training workshops run by the Danish Production School (DPS) in Kosovo's Zvecan municipality. The school offers a combination...

OSCE chiefs urge Armenian authorities and political parties to start credible process of electoral reform

Publishing date: 22 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 22 July 2003- Two leading OSCE representatives today expressed disappointment at the conduct of recent elections in Armenia and called for a credible process of electoral reform to improve future votes...

OSCE's Skopje Mission assists national broadcaster in reform and restructuring process

Publishing date: 22 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Media freedom and development
SKOPJE, 22 July 2003- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje co-financed the creation of a digital technology training unit of the public radio and television (MRTV). The MRTV digital technology unit, which was opened today, is being...