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OSCE CiO urges parliamentarians to stand up for democracy

Publishing date: 20 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 20 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, urged parliamentarians on Thursday to use their influence to help reinforce democratic structures and institutions throughout the OSCE...

Russian journalist wins OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy

Publishing date: 10 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2003- The Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, is to receive this year's OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy for her courageous professional work in support of "human rights and freedom of the media"...

OSCE PA Working Group on Belarus visits Minsk

Publishing date: 7 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
MINSK, 7 February 2003- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus, Ms. Uta Zapf (Germany), the Chair of the Group, Mr. Urban Ahlin (Sweden), and Lord Ponsonby (UK), visited Minsk from 5 to 7 February...

OSCE meeting supports parliamentary initiatives in SE Europe

Publishing date: 28 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 28 January 2003- A two-day meeting of parliamentary experts from OSCE institutions and south-east European missions has just ended in agreement to boost support for projects aimed at tackling regional issues such as organized crime...

OSCE Mission announces action plan to support new parliament of Serbia and Montenegro

Publishing date: 20 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 20 January 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to the FRY, Maurizio Massari, held talks on Friday, 17 January, with the co-chair of the Constitutional Commission and FRY Parliament Chamber of Citizens Speaker, Dragoljub Micunovic. They...

OSCE PA delegation participates in seminar on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 6 December 2002- The ongoing public discussion on imminent changes of Kyrgyzstan's constitution was the background of a one-day seminar held in the country's capital, Bishkek, on 3 December. A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation pays four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 4 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 4 December 2002- A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA), headed by the Finnish MP, Paula Kokkonen, is currently paying a visit to Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek to meet the country's president...