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New President of OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration elected

Publishing date: 17 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
On 19 September 2013, members of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration which serves as a mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes elected Professor Christian Tomuschat (Germany) as President of the Court for a mandate of six years.

OSCE promotes co-operation between Armenian and Georgian parliaments

Publishing date: 16 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Good governance
High level meetings between the Armenian and Georgian parliaments were organized from 14 to 15 December 2013 in Alaverdi, Lori province in Armenia, with OSCE support.

OSCE facilitates reform of government press service in Kyrgyzstan to prevent, resolve conflicts

Publishing date: 16 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 16 December 2013 – Reform of the Government press-service and development of the state information policy in Kyrgyzstan was topic of today’s OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek.

OSCE/ODIHR final report says Norway’s September parliamentary elections enjoyed high level of trust, recommends improvements to regulation of Internet voting, party financing

Publishing date: 16 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Norway’s parliamentary elections on 9 September 2013 enjoyed a high level of confidence among political contestants and the public, while the legal framework provided a generally solid platform for the conduct of democratic elections, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in its final report released on 16 December 2013. More can be done, however, to improve the regulation of internet voting and campaign finance, the report adds...

OSCE-supported Human Rights Club for jurists from both banks of the Dniestr/Nistru River held in Chisinau

Publishing date: 14 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Rule of law
CHISINAU, 14 December 2013 – On Friday, 13 December, jurists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru river gathered at the OSCE Mission in Chisinau for the final meeting of this year of the Human Rights Club...

OSCE Representative concerned by recent incidents of blocked access to online media content in Serbia

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 13 December 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about recent incidents where stories have been illegally removed from prominent online news sites in Serbia...

OSCE Centre supports series of parliamentary expert meetings on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
Three OSCE-supported expert meetings on specific aspects of criminal procedure and criminal executive legislation were held from 11 to 13 December 2013 in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of Parliament of Kazakhstan.