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Improvements in Albania's election process, but violations persist, observers say

Publishing date: 29 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 29 June 2009- In a statement issued today, the International Election Observation Mission concluded that Albania's election process demonstrated improvements, but also noted that violations persist...

OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Moldova

Publishing date: 26 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 26 June 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the early parliamentary elections in Moldova scheduled for 29 July...

Post-election period revealed further shortcomings, finds OSCE final report on Moldova's April vote

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 16 June 2009- The monitoring of the post-election situation in Moldova brought to light further shortcomings with the 5 April parliamentary elections, said the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today...

OSCE/ODIHR sends observers to monitor Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 16 June 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today deployed eight long-term observers throughout Bulgaria to monitor preparations for the 5 July parliamentary elections...

OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 15 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 15 June 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened its election observation mission for the 23 July presidential election in Kyrgyzstan...

Neglect of Europe's Roma not an option, OSCE's Roma adviser tells US Helsinki Commission

Publishing date: 9 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WASHINGTON, 9 June 2009- The recent wave of violence against Roma and Sinti makes clear that governments cannot afford to neglect the integration of Europe's largest minority population, Andrzej Mirga, the head of the OSCE Contact Point for Roma...

ODIHR chief, OSCE PA vice president committed to close co-operation during observation of Albania vote

Publishing date: 3 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 3 June 2009- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Vice President, Wolfgang Grossruck...