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OSCE Mission organizes first environmental film festival in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 7 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Media freedom and development
ASHGABAT, 7 December 2009- Ten films featuring environmental topics such as the energy crisis in North America, Cuba's green revolution in agriculture and the impact of the fishing industry on East Africa's marine environment were screened...

OSCE hosts meeting for Kyrgyz civil society to discuss counter-terrorism and human rights

Publishing date: 7 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 7 December 2009- Civil society representatives from across Kyrgyzstan gathered in Bishkek today at an OSCE-organized meeting to discuss the role of non-governmental organizations in addressing extremism and ensuring respect for human rights...

OSCE trains Ukraine's civil society representatives on hate crime prevention

Publishing date: 4 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
KYIV, 4 December 2009- An OSCE-organized training course for civil society representatives on how to prevent and respond to hate crimes ended in Kyiv today...

OSCE/ODIHR opens assessment mission for Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 3 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TASHKENT, 3 December 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Uzbekistan on 27 December...

Declaration adopted at OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens charts way ahead for dialogue on European security

Publishing date: 2 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
ATHENS, 2 December 2009- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States charted the way ahead for the OSCE-anchored debate on the future of European security known as the Corfu Process in a decision and a Ministerial Declaration adopted today...

OSCE Kosovo Mission urges greater adherence to right to liberty

Publishing date: 1 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 1 December 2009- Public prosecutors and judges should resort to detention on remand only when strictly necessary and in full conformity with the requirements of the law, says an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report on use of detention...

Head of OSCE human rights office expresses concern about outcome of Swiss minaret ban referendum

Publishing date: 30 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ATHENS, 30 November 2009- The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, expressed concern today at the outcome of the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday on the ban...