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OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training courses on human rights for regional officials

Publishing date: 20 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education
TERMEZ, Uzbekistan, 20 April 2009- A series of training courses on the theory and international standards of human rights, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, began today in Termez, a city in the southern Surkhandarya region...

OSCE expresses concerns about draft amendments to Kyrgyzstan's law on non-commercial organizations

Publishing date: 16 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization
BISHKEK, 16 April 2009- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, said today he welcomed an opinion issued recently by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that included concerns...

OSCE Office, National Assembly of Armenia to strengthen co-operation

Publishing date: 15 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
YEREVAN, 15 April 2009- A memorandum of co-operation aimed at strengthening representative democracy in Armenia was signed today between the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the National Assembly of Armenia...

OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo calls for better education, employment, health and housing for Roma

Publishing date: 8 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 8 April 2009- On the occasion of today's International Roma Day, the OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, released the following statement...

OSCE Mission to Serbia fosters dialogue between civil society and parliament

Publishing date: 7 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization
BELGRADE, 7 April 2009- Eleven non-governmental organizations presented advocacy initiatives today to the National Assembly in Belgrade in an event that formed part of a programme supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...

Moldova's elections met many international standards, but further improvements are needed, observers say

Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Elections
CHISINAU, 6 April 2009- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Moldova met many international standards and commitments, but further improvements are required to ensure an electoral process free from undue administrative interference and to increase...

Progress on election day, but some problems remain, observers in Skopje say

Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SKOPJE, 6 April 2009- The second round of the presidential and municipal elections on Sunday met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections, although some of the issues identified in the first round, including...