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Transparency and accountability key in reform of Armenia's election laws, participants say at OSCE-supported meeting
Publishing date: 22 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 22 November 2010- Armenia's election legislation reform should lead to increased transparency and accountability in the election process, participants said at an OSCE-supported high-level symposium on electoral reform that began in Yerevan...
Support staff hired under OSCE/ODIHR-led project join Serbian courts to work on war crimes cases
Publishing date: 22 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 22 November 2010- Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic, today endorsed the hiring of eight support staff members who will assist judges at the Higher and Appellate Court in Belgrade in adjudicating war crimes cases...
Need for strong fair trial guarantees stressed at OSCE meeting on Armenia's new criminal procedure code
Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 19 November 2010- Armenia's new criminal procedure code should include strong fair trial guarantees, officials from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Office in Yerevan said today at a meeting...
OSCE human rights chief urges Ukraine to safeguard previous achievements in holding democratic elections
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 18 November 2010- During a visit to Kyiv today, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on the Ukrainian authorities to safeguard and consolidate the improvements...
National contact points on combating hate crime meet in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ODIHR's third annual meeting for its network of national contact points on combating hate crime got under way in Warsaw on 16 November, International Day of Tolerance.
OSCE organizes meeting to strengthen co-operation between civil society and governments in Central Asia
Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
ALMATY, 16 November 2010- Government officials, parliamentarians, Ombudspersons and civil society representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan started a meeting in Almaty today to find ways to improve...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission to monitor presidential election in Belarus
Publishing date: 15 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
MINSK, 15 November 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 19 December presidential election in Belarus...