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Albanian elections: In remaining zones, third round highlights problems

Publishing date: 23 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 23 July 2001 (OSCE)-- The two weeks leading up to yesterday's third round of Albanian parliamentary elections served to highlight remaining electoral deficiencies, concluded the International Election Observation Mission...

OSCE organizes training on women's rights in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 20 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
SAMARKAND, 20 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent together with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold from 23 to 26 July a training on human rights report writing in Samarkand, Uzbekistan...

OSCE/ODIHR Roma contact point concerned about police violence against Roma in Slovakia, encourages remedial actions

Publishing date: 20 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues of the OSCE\'s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is concerned about the recent manifestation of police violence in Slovakia which resulted in the death...

OSCE organizes anti-torture roundtable in Armenia

Publishing date: 17 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 17 July 2001 (OSCE)- Together with the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OSCE organized on 13 and 14 July a roundtable in Yerevan, entitled \"Prevention and Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment...

OSCE/ODIHR election observers to stay in Albania for 22 July vote

Publishing date: 13 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 13 July 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has decided that OSCE/ODIHR election observers will remain in Albania to monitor the election process and the preparations...

OSCE calls for co-ordinated fight against trafficking in human beings

Publishing date: 12 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 12 July 2001 (OSCE)- In a bid to improve the fight against trafficking in human beings, the OSCE Permanent Council today urged its international partner organizations to adopt similar anti-trafficking rules to those contained in OSCE...

Albanian second round election confirms progress in some areas, but problems remain

Publishing date: 9 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 9 July 2001 (OSCE)- Yesterday's second round of the Albanian parliamentary elections confirmed progress towards international standards for democratic elections in a number of important areas, but problems remain, concluded the International...