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OSCE presents report on fair trials in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 29 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 29 November 2007- An OSCE trial monitoring report released today in Kyrgyzstan identifies the public's right to attend trials, investigation of defendants' allegations of torture and the presumption of innocence among steps needed for fair...

OSCE publishes guide on teaching about religions and beliefs

Publishing date: 27 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
MADRID, 27 November 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will launch a new guide on preparing curricula for teaching about religions and beliefs in a manner sensitive to human rights concerns on Wednesday in Madrid...

Croatian elections transparent and show further progress, OSCE observers find

Publishing date: 26 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ZAGREB, 26 November 2007- The 25 November parliamentary elections in the Republic of Croatia were administered transparently, professionally and represented further progress in fully meeting OSCE commitments for democratic elections...

OSCE election body deploys long-term observation mission to Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 21 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/BISHKEK, 21 November 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the 16 December pre-term parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan...

Britain hosts OSCE training course for police on hate crime response

Publishing date: 20 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW/LONDON, 20 November 2007- Police trainers from 15 countries are taking part in an OSCE-organized seminar on responding to hate crimes held in London this week...

ODIHR unable to observe Russian Duma elections

Publishing date: 16 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 16 November 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has informed the Russian authorities that the Office will be unable to act upon their invitation to observe the 2 December elections to the Russian State Duma...

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...