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Kyrgyz election marks tangible progress

Publishing date: 11 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Main Website
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 11 July 2005- The 10 July Kyrgyz presidential election marked tangible progress towards meeting OSCE and other international commitments for democratic elections, although the vote count proved to be problematic...

Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse

Publishing date: 4 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...

Bulgarian election confirms credible process but voter turnout efforts introduce a degree of uncertainty

Publishing date: 26 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SOFIA, 26 June 2005- The Bulgarian parliamentary election on 25 June demonstrated the credibility of the election process but some administrative and political issues have created a measure of uncertainty and decreased confidence, and in some instances...

OSCE Chairman repeats calls for an investigation into Andijan events following OSCE/ODIHR report

Publishing date: 20 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
LJUBLJANA, 20 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office has reiterated his call for a credible, independent and international investigation into the events in Andijan following a report from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: ODIHR final report stresses need for political will to improve electoral process

Publishing date: 17 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE/WARSAW, 17 June 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published the final report of its Election Observation Mission to the 2005 Municipal Elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report...

OSCE anti-trafficking meeting discusses establishment of National Referral Mechanism in Armenia

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
YEREVAN, 15 June 2005- As part of its efforts to help combat human trafficking in Armenia, the OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a meeting today with officials and NGO representatives to discuss the establishment of a National Referral Mechanism...

International commitments promoting tolerance must be implemented say four international institutions

Publishing date: 9 June 2005
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
CORDOBA, 9 June 2005- Four international institutions promoting tolerance and non-discrimination today said that implementation of commitments in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and intolerance...