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OSCE Mission to Skopje helps prepare for implementation of new criminal law
Publishing date: 2 December 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the national Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors and the US Embassy, supported the preparation for the practical implementation of the new Law on Criminal Procedure by offering trainings and discussion forums for legal practitioners and law enforcement officials.
OSCE-organized conference on transnational threats and border security takes place in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 2 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 2 December 2013 – The OSCE Cross-Border Research Conference on evolving transnational threats and border security began at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) today.
OSCE Representative concerned by magnitude of violence against journalists in Ukraine
Publishing date: 2 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 2 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern by the magnitude of violence against members of the media at the demonstrations in Kyiv...
OSCE Secretary General: Kosovo election process “significant step forward”
Publishing date: 1 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 1 December 2013 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier has welcomed the peaceful and orderly voting in the municipal election in Kosovo as a “significant step towards confidence and security.”
OSCE successfully concludes election facilitation in four northern Kosovo municipalities
Publishing date: 1 December 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 1 December 2013 – Following the completion of the second round of mayoral elections in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North and the re-vote at three polling stations in Zvečan/Zveçan, the OSCE successfully concluded its election facilitation in the four northern Kosovo municipalities...
Protecting human rights during counter-terrorism investigations focus of new OSCE/ODIHR manual
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
Content type: News
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
A new manual for law enforcement officers on protecting and respecting human rights during counter-terrorism investigations was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit in Vienna on 29 November 2013...
Journalists’ safety in Ukraine must be ensured, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists