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OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform

Publishing date: 14 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2002- OSCE experts have commended Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for deciding to transfer their prison systems from their respective Ministries of Interior to their Justice Ministries. "This decisive step will give both...

OSCE-sponsored website on Parliamentary Code of Conduct launched

Publishing date: 9 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization
BELGRADE, 9 October 2002- A website designed to encourage discussion on a Parliamentary Code of Conduct was launched today in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The website is developed with the support of the Speaker...

OSCE information seminar held in Turkmenabat

Publishing date: 5 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
TURKMENABAT, 5 October 2002- A seminar on "What is the OSCE" was held in Turkmenabat on 5 October. The seminar was a part of a series of information seminars, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in co-operation with...

Falsified signatures lead to political group's disqualification in Kosovo municipality

Publishing date: 4 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 4 October 2002- Due to a serious breach of the electoral Code of Conduct, committed by the political entity Coalition Return (KP) in the Dragash/Dragas municipality, the Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission (ECAC) has decertified...

OSCE Office in Baku recalls Azerbaijan's human dimension commitments

Publishing date: 4 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 4 October 2002- Following remarks by an Azerbaijani minister expressing concern about the participation of students at opposition rallies, the OSCE Office in Baku today said it was monitoring very closely Azerbaijan's implementation...

OSCE assists in public opinion survey on corruption in Armenia

Publishing date: 4 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
YEREVAN, 4 October 2002- A major public opinion survey on corruption released this week in Armenia has found that the overwhelming majority of those polled believe that corruption remains a serious problem in the country...

Bishkek workshop discusses combating money laundering and terrorism financing

Publishing date: 30 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Countering terrorism
BISHKEK, 30 September 2002- Money laundering is a direct threat to both national and international security and international co-operation is essential in resisting it, international experts said during a two-day workshop in Bishkek starting today...