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OSCE Centre in Ashgabat supports courses on prisoners' rights
Publishing date: 19 May 2009
ASHGABAT, 19 May 2009- Thirty high-ranking law enforcement officers working in penitentiary institutions are taking part in a two-day OSCE Centre seminar on international legal standards for the treatment of prisoners that started in Ashgabat today...
Economic crisis sharpens need for effective migration management, say OSCE Forum participants
Publishing date: 18 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Migration
ATHENS, 18 May 2009- Policymakers and high-level experts are in Athens to discuss effective labour migration management at the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which started today against the backdrop of the global economic and financial crisis...
OSCE launches book to help countries create gender-sensitive labour migration policies
Publishing date: 18 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ATHENS, 18 May 2009- The OSCE launched a book today that aims to help countries adapt their labour migration policies to avoid gender-based discrimination...
OSCE, EU and UN Co-Chairs of Geneva Discussions issue statement
Publishing date: 18 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
GENEVA, 18 May 2009- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions- the UN, OSCE and EU- issued the following statement today:
Kyrgyz prison staff visit Poland on OSCE Centre-supported study tour
Publishing date: 18 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Policing
BISHKEK, 18 May 2009- A group of prison system representatives from the Kyrgyz Justice Ministry traveled to Poland today for a one-week study visit on penitentiary system reform supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Pluralistic media essential for democratic elections, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 15 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 15 May 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that pluralistic television that provides access to fair information about all participating parties is a prerequisite for free elections...
Tajik journalists create and sign ethics code at workshop organized by the OSCE Office
Publishing date: 15 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 15 May 2009- An ethics code for Tajik journalists was presented and signed in Dushanbe today as the main outcome of a two-week media self-regulation workshop initiated by three Tajik media associations and facilitated by the OSCE Office...