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OSCE Head of Mission rejects unfounded accusations on interference with voters’ will in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North re-vote

Publishing date: 19 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
Prishtinë/Priština, 19 November 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger today rejected unfounded accusations of inappropriate action and interference with the voters will during re-voting in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North on 17 November...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities agrees co-operation with Chisinau on integration of society, urges Transdniestrian authorities to exercise restraint on Latin-script schools

Publishing date: 19 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors carried out her first trip to Moldova, including Gagauzia and Transdniestria, from 11 to 14 November 2013...

OSCE facilitates implementation of National Preventive Mechanism against torture in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 19 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 19 November 2013 – The implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism Against Torture and Ill-treatment in Kazakhstan (NPM) was the focus of a two-day seminar that began today in Astana.

OSCE promotes co-operation in explosive hazards reduction and response in Central Asia

Publishing date: 19 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Arms control
A OSCE-organized regional conference Quality and Information Management on Explosive Hazards Reduction and Response started in Almaty today.

OSCE/ODIHR preliminary assessment recommends measures to further streamline the lawmaking process in Armenia

Publishing date: 18 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
A preliminary assessment of Armenia’s legislative process prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and presented in Yerevan on 18 November 2013 recommends measures to further streamline lawmaking procedures...

OSCE promotes anti-money laundering mechanisms in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 18 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Good governance
ASHGABAT, 18 November 2013 – Effective mechanisms to prevent and combat money laundering were the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop that took place in Ashgabat today...

OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns shooting at French newspaper Libération

Publishing date: 18 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
STOCKHOLM, 18 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a gun attack at the Paris headquarters of the daily newspaper Libération, in which an assistant photographer was injured...