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ODIHR deploys long-term election observation mission to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 17 July 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the 18 August parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan...
Top OSCE official calls crackdown on human rights defenders 'dangerous development'
Publishing date: 13 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
VIENNA, 13 July 2007- OSCE participating States should work to ensure that crack-downs legitimate human rights concerns come to an end, participants agreed at an OSCE conference concluded today...
OSCE Vienna conference to examine handling of human rights violations
Publishing date: 10 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 10 July 2007- How OSCE countries deal with human rights violations with a focus on responsibilities and remedies will be the topic of a two-day OSCE conference that starts on Thursday in Vienna...
OSCE sends team to assess parliamentary elections in Turkey
Publishing date: 25 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW/ANKARA, 25 June 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE/ODIHR, opened an election assessment mission to Turkey today for the 22 July parliamentary elections, following an invitation from the Turkish authorities...
Polling in second round of Moldova's local elections slightly improved, but serious shortcomings remain
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 18 June 2007- Election Day procedures during yesterday's second round of local elections in Moldova showed marginal procedural improvements over the first round on 3 June, concluded an international election observation mission deployed by...
OSCE supports further reform of criminal legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
SHUCHINSK, Kazakhstan, 15 June 2007- The state of the Kazakh criminal legislation and ways to improve it was the focus of a conference that ends here today...
OSCE to assess parliamentary poll in Belgium
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/BRUSSELS, 5 June 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE/ODIHR, has sent an election assessment mission to Belgium for the June 10 parliamentary elections, following an invitation from the Belgian authorities...