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ICTY, national prosecutors share experience in handling complex war crimes cases as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 20 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
BELGRADE, 20 January 2011 – Prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and their national counterparts in the region today exchanged experiences in prosecuting complex war crime cases during a meeting in Belgrade...
ODIHR co-organizes forum for Polish trade union lawyers on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 January 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
A two-day workshop in Warsaw on 18-19 January will examine the role of trade unions in combating forced labour and human trafficking.
ODIHR Director addresses elections conference in St. Petersburg
Publishing date: 18 January 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Ambassador Janez Lenarčič took part in a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 18 January that focused on the relationship between international election standards and national election systems. The conference was organized by the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Judges from former Yugoslavia and ICTY share experiences on handling of war crime cases under OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 16 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
ZAGREB, 17 January 2011 – Judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and their peers from the region met in Zagreb today to share experiences in adjudicating war crimes cases...
ODIHR needs assessment mission to visit Albania
Publishing date: 14 January 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Following an invitation to observe local government elections in Albania scheduled for 8 May 2011, ODIHR will send a needs assessment mission to the country from 17 to 21 January.
OSCE human rights chief voices concern about possible referendum on extension of Kazakh president’s term of office
Publishing date: 13 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
WARSAW, 14 January 2011 – The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, today expressed concern about reports indicating that Kazakhstan’s parliament decided to open the way for holding a referendum on the extension of the term of office of President Nursultan Nazarbayev...
ODIHR needs assessment mission to visit Estonia
Publishing date: 7 January 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Following an invitation to observe the parliamentary elections in Estonia scheduled for 6 March 2011, ODIHR will send a needs assessment mission to the country on 10-13 January.