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OSCE PA’s human rights chair criticizes Russia’s targeting of Sakharov Center
Publishing date: 24 March 2015
COPENHAGEN, 24 March 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today criticized the continued official targeting of civil society organizations in Russia, exemplified by the fine levied against the Sakharov Center this week...
OSCE PA President marks anniversary of Crimea’s illegal annexation
Publishing date: 18 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 18 March 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea, Ukraine by the Russian Federation:...
Russia’s withdrawal from CFE Treaty work a 'dangerous move,' says OSCE PA security chair
Publishing date: 13 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 13 March 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Political Affairs and Security, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, today expressed concern regarding the Russian Federation’s complete suspension of work under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)...
In former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, broad political dialogue and accountability are essential, says OSCE PA’s Battelli
Publishing date: 13 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 13 March 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on South East Europe, Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia), today expressed concern about increasingly turbulent political developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
Wide-ranging ideas for OSCE reform, PA contributions discussed at Helsinki +40 Stockholm seminar
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 12 March 2015 – The third event in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Helsinki +40 seminar series took place on 11 March in Stockholm, with experts, policy-makers, ambassadors and OSCE parliamentarians considering how the European security architecture, and the OSCE’s inclusive security community in particular, can better prevent conflicts and respond to new threats...
U.S. Senator Cardin appointed OSCE PA Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance
Publishing date: 9 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
COPENHAGEN, 9 March 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) has appointed U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin to serve as the PA’s first Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance...
Swedish Parliament, leading think-tank to host OSCE PA Helsinki +40 seminar next week
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 5 March 2015 – The Swedish Parliament and one of the country’s leading think-tanks, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), will host the next leg of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Helsinki +40 Project in Stockholm on 11 March...