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OSCE human rights chief welcomes Action Plan on Roma and Sinti

Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW/MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- An action plan to eradicate discrimination against Roma and Sinti and to ensure that they play a full and equal part in society has been adopted today at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht...

OSCE foreign ministers pledge immediate financial assistance for Georgian elections

Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- Foreign ministers from OSCE participating States have pledged to provide more than five million euros in immediate assistance to Georgia to help the country organize presidential and parliamentary elections.

Elections in Moldova's Gagauz region meet international standards but with deficiencies, says OSCE Mission

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
CHISINAU, 1 DECEMBER, 2003- The overall impression of the OSCE Mission to Moldova is that the second round of elections to the People's Assembly in the autonomous Gagauz region was conducted in line with international standards for transparency and...

International community welcomes census results in Skopje as fair and accurate

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization
SKOPJE, 1 December 2003- The Skopje-based representatives of the OSCE, the EU, NATO and the U.S. welcomed the publication of the 2002 Census results published today. A joint statement by the EU Special Representative Alexis Brouhns, the Head of...

OSCE Office contributes to local and self-government discussions in Belarus

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization
MINSK, 1 December 2003- The OSCE Office in Minsk will conclude a project on local and self-government with an international seminar in the Belarusian capital tomorrow. The seminar, on Conceptual Issues of the Development and Perfection of...

OSCE Centre holds course on human rights in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 29 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASHGABAD, 29 November 2003- Representatives from several governmental institutions and organizations of Turkmenistan participated in an OSCE course on international legislation on human rights in the country's capital, Ashgabad. The five-day...

ODIHR Director satisfied with Belarus talks on improved civil registration

Publishing date: 26 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK/WARSAW, 26 November 2003- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today expressed satisfaction at the constructive dialogue held with the Belarusian authorities...