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OSCE Office in Yerevan and OSCE human rights body trains staff of Armenia's Human Rights Defender
Publishing date: 13 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights
YEREVAN, 13 November 2007- An OSCE- supported training course for the office of Armenia's Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) began today in Yerevan...
National commitment supported by international co-operation essential to foster human rights education, say participants in Strasbourg meeting
Publishing date: 7 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
STRASBOURG, 6 November 2007- Committed, vigorous and concerted national action is essential to ensure proper integration and implementation of human rights education in the school system, participants in a meeting in Strasbourg concluded today...
OSCE begins observation ahead of elections in Croatia
Publishing date: 31 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/ZAGREB, 31 October 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission to Croatia to observe the parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 November 2007...
Polish elections demonstrate a democratic and pluralistic process, but challenges remain in oversight of the public media, OSCE finds
Publishing date: 22 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 22 October 2007- The Polish parliamentary elections of 21 October demonstrated a democratic and pluralistic electoral process, founded on a high level of public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the electoral administration...
ODIHR launches project on monitoring freedom of assembly in Moldova
Publishing date: 19 October 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
CHISINAU, 19 October 2007- A five-day training course for human rights defenders, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ended in Chisinau today...
OSCE conference to focus on helping governments combat sexual exploitation of children
Publishing date: 16 October 2007
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 16 October 2007- Prevention, protection of victims and co-ordination of efforts to tackle commercial sexual exploitation of children is the focus of a two-day OSCE conference that starts Thursday in Vienna...
OSCE's election body sends team of experts for the Swiss federal elections
Publishing date: 15 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 15 October 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an election assessment mission to Switzerland today for the 21 October federal elections...