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Helga Konrad appointed OSCE Chair's special representative against human trafficking
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 13 May 2004- A leading expert on fighting human trafficking, former Austrian Minister Helga Konrad, has been appointed OSCE Special Representative on Trafficking in Human Beings by Chairman Solomon Passy. Dr. Konrad said the OSCE was very...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent trains women in advocacy work
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TASHKENT, 13 May 2004- The second phase of an OSCE project aimed at increasing the participation of women in Uzbekistan's civil society is being launched today with a five-day workshop in the capital. The training scheme on capacity building for women...
OSCE Office in Minsk calls documentary shown by Belarusian state broadcaster "slanderous"
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK, 13 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, criticized a TV documentary recently shown on Belarusian state television as an "open slander of key opposition politicians"...
Head of OSCE Office calls upon Armenian political forces to resolve difficulties through dialogue
Publishing date: 12 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 12 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Vladimir Pryakhin, today welcomed the resumption of contacts between the authorities and the opposition in Armenia. "I encourage both sides to engage in a meaningful and genuine dialogue in...
OSCE Chairman encourages Croatia to continue refugee return efforts
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB/ZADAR, 11 May 2004- Ending a two-day visit to Croatia during which he met returnees near Zadar, OSCE Chairman-in Office Solomon Passy congratulated the Croatian Government for making the resolution of refugees and displaced persons problem a...
OSCE Mission in Skopje supports judicial reform efforts
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 11 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Carlos Pais, believes that reforming the judiciary is a priority for the country. "Improving the work of the judiciary is crucial...
Failure to pass Higher Education Law betrays students, warn international organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 11 May 2004- The Office of the High Representative, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the World Bank and the Council of Europe expressed their regret today about the failure to pass the Higher Education Law...