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38th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 18 October 2013- Today, the 38th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Head of EU Monitoring MissionToivo Klaar and Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Conflicts...

European anti-trafficking day: “Human beings with human rights that must be protected”

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
GENEVA, 18 October 2013 – Three key international anti-trafficking expert mechanisms today called for a concerted global response to fight the transnational scourge of trafficking in persons...

Responding to hate crimes theme of OSCE seminar for prosecutors, police officers in Moldova

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
On 17 and 18 October 2013, the OSCE Mission to Moldova, together with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova, held a two-day training seminar for prosecutors and police officers on combating hate crimes...

Women, Peace and Security: OSCE affirms role of regional organizations at United Nations Security Council

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
UNITED NATIONS, 18 October 2013 – In a statement to the UN Security Council today, OSCE Senior Gender Adviser Ambassador Miroslava Beham outlined the Organization’s key contribution to maintaining international peace and security through its work on women, peace and security...

OSCE representative concerned about recent negative media freedom developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 18 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a damage award handed down against a journalist for defaming the president of Republika Srpska, and other recent media freedom developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

OSCE Mission Head condemns continuation of intimidation and attacks against North Mitrovica/Mitrovicë municipal assembly candidates

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
Prishtinë/Priština, 18 October 2013 – Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger condemned today’s attack on the property of the Kostić family. Aleksandra and Đorđe Kostić are listed as candidates for the North Mitrovica/Mitrovicë municipal assembly in the 3 November elections...

Isabel Santos in Madrid to discuss the extradition case of Aleksandr Pavlov

Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 18 October 2013 – Isabel Santos (Portugal), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, was in Madrid Thursday to meet with members of the Spanish Delegation, and to discuss abuse of Interpol and the extradition case of Aleksandr Pavlov. Santos has officially requested to see Pavlov in prison, but has been denied.