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OSCE CiO disappointed by outcome of Serbian Parliamentary vote on Broadcasting Agency Council
Publishing date: 16 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
THE HAGUE, 16 July 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is disappointed by the results of yesterday's vote of the Serbian Parliament on the Broadcasting Agency Council...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of Ombudsman Law in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE/PODGORICA, 10 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has welcomed the recent adoption of the Law on the protector of human rights and freedoms (Ombudsman-type law) in...
OSCE Head of Mission meets head of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Publishing date: 8 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 8 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro Ambassador Maurizio Massari today met the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Pavle to discuss issues relating to human rights, regional co-operation and peaceful...
OSCE Mission to help improve Serbia's voter register
Publishing date: 2 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BELGRADE, 2 July 2003- The OSCE and the Serbian Government have agreed to work together to improve Serbia's voter register...
OSCE Mission Head lays out five conditions for the rule of law
Publishing date: 30 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 30 June 2003- In an article published this week in Serbia's Nin magazine, the OSCE Head of Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari outlined the importance of the rule of law as a cornerstone of a democratic society...
Expert meeting develops recommendations for reform of Montenegro's anti-trafficking legislation
Publishing date: 25 June 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
PODGORICA, 25 June 2003- International and national legal experts met in Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro, this week to develop recommendations for the reform of anti-trafficking provisions in Montenegro's criminal law...
OSCE Mission and Minister for human and minority rights discuss needs for donor support
Publishing date: 23 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 23 June 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro hosted today a donors meeting during which representatives of the country's Ministry of Human and Minority Rights stressed in particular the need for legal support for minorities...