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OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about violent incidents in Georgian prison

Publishing date: 31 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Policing
TASHKENT, 31 March 2006- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht, has expressed his concern about violent incidents that occurred in Tbilisi...

OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht condemns police crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Minsk

Publishing date: 24 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Elections
BRUSSELS, 24 March 2006- OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed today his deep disappointment and regret over the overnight crackdown by the Belarusian authorities against the peaceful demonstration...

OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht concerned over continuous detentions amid post-election developments in Belarus

Publishing date: 23 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
BRUSSELS, 23 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern at the continuing arrests, detentions and arbitrary court trials of political and civil society activists after the 19 March...

Croatian seminar focuses on including national minorities in decision-making process

Publishing date: 17 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 17 March 2006- Participants at a seminar on national minorities organized by the Croatian Government in Zagreb today stressed the importance of including Croatia's minority groups at all levels of decision-making and improving the co-operation...

OSCE remains major actor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says new High Representative Schwarz-Schilling

Publishing date: 16 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Elections
VIENNA, 16 March 2006- Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the new High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, stressed today the continued close co-operation between the OSCE and his Office to move the country toward full partnership with Europe...

OSCE clarifies news agency stories on visit to Guantanamo

Publishing date: 9 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 9 March 2006- An OSCE Spokesperson responded today to several misleading news agency stories about the visit of a delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE to the detention centre at the US naval base of Guantanamo. The stories...

ODIHR Director's mandate extended

Publishing date: 28 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 28 February 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, has welcomed the decision of the Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...