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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Election in Azerbaijan undermined by limitations on fundamental freedoms, lack of level playing field and significant problems on election day, international observers say
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
BAKU, 10 October 2013 – The 9 October presidential election in Azerbaijan was undermined by limitations on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association that did not guarantee a level playing field for candidates, the international observers concluded in a statement released today. Continued allegations of candidate and voter intimidation and a restrictive media environment marred the campaign...
Mongolia’s gender equality law largely in line with OSCE commitments, though certain aspects could benefit from review, says ODIHR opinion
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Mongolia’s law on promoting gender equality largely complies with international human rights standards and OSCE commitments, but certain aspects of the legislation could benefit from further clarification and review, concludes a legal opinion prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
New trends and challenges in trial monitoring examined at ODIHR annual meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Recent trends and challenges in the monitoring of trials were the focus of a meeting that brought together representatives of civil society and OSCE field missions at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 7 and 8 October 2013...
OSCE trains officials on gender-sensitive labour migration policies in Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
An OSCE regional training course on gender-sensitive labour migration policies concluded on 8 October 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Government officials and civil society from five OSCE participating States – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – learned how to develop and implement labour migration policies that benefit both female and male migrant workers.
OSCE/ODIHR, in Skopje, presents recommendations from final election observation report
Publishing date: 4 October 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 2 to 4 October 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 24 March municipal elections...
OSCE/ODIHR presents annual death penalty report
Publishing date: 2 October 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its 2013 background paper on the death penalty in the OSCE area at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 2 October 2013...
Trial monitoring in administrative courts topic of new ODIHR handbook
Publishing date: 2 October 2013