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Stop using evidence obtained by torture, OSCE human rights body says

Publishing date: 7 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW/VIENNA, 7 November 2003- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today called on OSCE participating States to take measures to prevent the use of evidence...

"No federalization without democratization," says OSCE CiO on visit to Moldova

Publishing date: 5 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 5 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, used the occasion of a visit to the Moldovan capital Chisinau to continue mediation efforts in the Moldovan/Transdniestrian conflict...

ICTY's Carla Del Ponte says OSCE could support truth and reconciliation commissions in south-eastern Europe

Publishing date: 4 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 4 November 2003- The Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Carla Del Ponte, suggested that the OSCE could play a role in creating truth and reconciliation commissions in the former Yugoslavia...

Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists

Publishing date: 3 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 3 November 2003- The 2 November parliamentary elections in Georgia fell short of a number of international standards. Delays and confusion over voter lists contributed to a lack of public confidence in the governmental and parliamentary...

OSCE CiO on Azeri presidential elections and his visit to the Southern Caucasus

Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 17 October 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has expressed concern about the post-election atmosphere in Azerbaijan, in which...

OSCE Chairman hopeful of progress on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Publishing date: 26 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
New York, 26 September 2003-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed hope that the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group will be able to make some progress on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...

OSCE CiO appeals to Turkmenistan to live up to human rights commitments

Publishing date: 26 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
NEW YORK, 26 September 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, spoke on Thursday with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, about co-operation...