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No concern over secrecy of vote in Afghan presidential election- OSCE Election Support Team chief

Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KABUL, 4 October 2004- The system to guarantee the secrecy of the vote in the 9 October presidential election in Afghanistan is near to foolproof, Ambassador Robert Barry, Head of the OSCE Election Support Team, said at a press conference today...

BiH elections mark progress towards democracy, international observers report

Publishing date: 3 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 3 October 2004- The municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday were administered in line with international standards, taking into account the country's unique, post-war political system, concluded the International Election...

An exhibition of 14 young photographers to open in Warsaw on Monday

Publishing date: 1 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 1 October 2004- A photo exhibition called "Europe in 2004: Democracy and Human Rights" will open in Warsaw on Monday, 4 October, in conjunction with the start of the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights...

Chisinau meeting aims at regulating increased flow of migrant workers through Eastern Europe

Publishing date: 27 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
CHISINAU, 27 September 2004- Representatives of Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine meet in Chisinau today to address regional questions on the increasing flow of migrant workers across borders, including safeguarding migrants' rights...

OSCE/ODIHR conference on jury trials in Kazakhstan opens in Astana

Publishing date: 27 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA/WARSAW, 27 September 2004- A two-day conference on the prospects for the introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan opened today in the capital Astana. It brings together around 100 governmental officials, legal practitioners, academics and NGO...

OSCE/ODIHR conference in Helsinki calls for wider co-operation to assist victims of trafficking

Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HELSINKI, 24 September 2004- A two-day conference on protection of victims of trafficking concluded today by putting forward a set of recommendations which will serve as a basis for future work of OSCE States in combating trafficking. Participants...

OSCE/ODIHR conference in Helsinki calls for human rights protection of trafficking victims

Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HELSINKI, 23 September 2004- Taking concrete steps, such as improving anti-trafficking legislation and focusing on protecting the human rights of victims, is the aim of a two-day OSCE conference that started in Helsinki today. Some 180 international...