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Independence of judiciary important to Kosovo's justice system

Publishing date: 29 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PRISTINA, 29 April 2002- The OSCE's latest overview of Kosovo's justice system has asked for assurances that international human rights standards will be further safeguarded. The report, launched today in Pristina as the fourth...

OSCE congratulates Bosnia and Herzegovina to Council of Europe membership

Publishing date: 25 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 25 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina congratulates the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the accession of their country to the Council of Europe as its 44th member state. This is a significant step towards...

Tajikistan urged to bring justice system into line with international norms

Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 23 April 2002- Tajikistan was urged at a two-day international conference to bring its criminal justice system into line with international norms. The conference on "Criminal Justice: Correlation of National Norms and...

Principals in Bosnia and Herzegovina condemn violation of property laws

Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PODGORICA, 22 April 2002- The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Wolfgang Petritsch, the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Robert Beecroft, the UNHCR Chief of Mission to BiH, Werner Blatter, the Special Representative...

OSCE meeting on judicial systems and human rights opens in Warsaw

Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 23 April 2002- More than 150 government representatives and international experts from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered in Warsaw today to discuss how the protection of human rights can be improved through judicial reform...

OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy in 2002 goes to Friedrich Orter and Pavel Sheremet

Publishing date: 22 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) has decided to share this year's OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy between the Austrian TV-journalist Friedrich Orter and...

Judicial reform and combating organized crime top agenda of Friends of Albania meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 April 2002- Judicial reform and combating organized crime as well as economic development in Albania were the main focus of today's meeting of the Friends of Albania group