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OSCE/ODIHR Director congratulates Ilkka Kanerva on election as President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 2 July 2014 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today congratulated Finnish Member of Parliament Ilkka Kanerva on his election as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)...

Media freedom situation in Montenegro remains complex, impunity still key obstacle, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
PODGORICA, 2 July 2014 – Finishing a two-day official visit to Montenegro, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she remains concerned about journalists’ safety and about the lack of unity among members of the media in the country...

Law enforcement officials from Turkmenistan learn security management practices at Munich airport on OSCE-supported study visit

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management
ASHGABAT, 2 July 2014 – Best practices in airport security management and operations were the focus of an OSCE-organized study visit to Germany that concluded in Munich today...

OSCE/ODIHR seminar highlights need for clear separation between state and political parties

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
The role of political parties in parliaments and the separation between parties and the state were the focus of an expert seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 1 and 2 July 2014.

OSCE Special Representative on Transdniestrian settlement encourages more contacts between sides at all levels

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 2 July 2014 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević concluded his visit to the region today...

OSCE trains Ukrainian social service providers on working with domestic violence offenders

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Thirty representatives of social service providers from various regions of Ukraine were trained on effectively handling domestic violence cases and working with offenders, during a two-day session in Lviv in western Ukraine that ended on 2 July 2014...

Ilkka Kanerva of Finland elected President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BAKU, 2 July 2014 – Ilkka Kanerva, the former Foreign Minister of Finland and former Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, was elected President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on the final day of its 2014 Annual Session in Baku...