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International observers for Ukraine parliamentary elections to hold press conference in Kyiv on Monday

Publishing date: 29 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 29 September 2007- The International Election Observation Mission deployed to monitor the Ukrainian parliamentary elections will announce its preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday...

Warsaw conference calls on OSCE countries to uphold human rights principles

Publishing date: 25 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 25 September 2007- OSCE countries should embrace open dialogue to identify the human rights shortcomings and challenges facing the region, said the head of OSCE's human rights watchdog at the start of Europe's largest human rights conference...

OSCE human rights body concerned about continued rise of hate crime

Publishing date: 20 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 20 September 2007- Crimes motivated by hate are on the rise in many OSCE participating States, and such incidents are becoming more violent, according to a new report on hate crimes and violent manifestations of intolerance in 2006, released...

Supporting victims key factor in fight against terrorism, speakers at OSCE meeting say

Publishing date: 13 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 13 September 2007- The role of civilian networks, including those of victims, is key factor in the fight against terrorism, a high-level representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship said at an OSCE conference on solidarity with victims...

OSCE trains police in Ukraine to combat domestic violence

Publishing date: 6 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
YALTA, Ukraine, 6 September 2007- A two-day training course on the role of precinct police inspectors in response to domestic violence began in the Ukrainian sea resort of Yalta today...

Dushanbe OSCE meeting explores gender and security issues

Publishing date: 5 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 5 September 2007- Incorporating gender perspectives into security in the Tajik context was the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop that ended in Dushanbe today...

Kazakh elections: progress and problems

Publishing date: 19 August 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 19 August 2007- While the 2007 parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan reflected welcome progress, a number of international standards were not met, concluded the International Election Observation Mission...