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OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe to hold roundtable on improving electoral process in Albania

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- The second in a series of four roundtables aimed at improving the electoral process in Albania will be held on 22 and 23 November in Tirana. This...

New UN Human Rights Commissioner calls for expansion of co-operation with OSCE

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, National minority issues
VIENNA, 21 November 2002- Speaking for the first time at a meeting of the OSCE's 55-nation Permanent Council, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, called for expanded co-operation between his office and...

OSCE applauds BiH education strategy presentation

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 21 November 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina applauds the BiH authorities' presentation of an Education Reform Agenda, to the Peace Implementation Council in Brussels today. The agenda, "Reforming...

Law Centre publishes compilation of laws applicable in Kosovo

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 21 November 2002- Due to the interest shown by local and international lawyers for the Kosovo Law Centre's (KLC) publication compiling the law applicable in Kosovo, the KLC has added to this series of compilations...

OSCE hosts trial monitoring conference in Tirana

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- A regional discussion on the monitoring of criminal trials brought legal personnel from the six OSCE field missions across south-eastern Europe together in Tirana this week...

OSCE Mission launches award for best education coverage in BiH

Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
SARAJEVO, 20 November 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today launched an award scheme for exemplary journalistic coverage of education issues. The winners of the prizes, totalling 3.000 KM, will be announced in March 2003...

First regional conference in Kosovo of public administration institutes

Publishing date: 20 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 20 November 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has invited the Institutes of Public Administration of the southeastern European countries for a first regional conference. The two-day event, organised by the Public...