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OSCE media freedom representative and Council of Europe concerned over death of journalist in Ukraine
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 18 December 2003- Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, voiced their concern today over the death of another journalist in Ukraine...
OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...
OSCE Mission concerned over shooting of media owner in Croatia
Publishing date: 17 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 17 December 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has expressed its concerns today over Monday night's shooting of one of the co-owners of Croatia's first commercial TV station, NOVA TV. The shots fired at Ivan Caleta resulted in serious leg...
Moldovan trafficking victims become more isolated and vulnerable, says UN-OSCE report
Publishing date: 17 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
CHISINAU, 17 December 2003- Failure to protect the human rights of trafficking victims is a key obstacle to progress in the fight against trafficking and organized crime in Moldova, the United Nations and the OSCE Mission to Moldova warn in a...
New Croatian government faces key test on human rights implementation, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 16 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 16 December 2003- A new report issued by the OSCE Mission to Croatia urges the new Croatian government to ensure that key human rights issues are dealt with as priorities. "The new Government inherits a mixed legacy, on the one hand, the...
OSCE Almaty roundtable to focus on problem of juvenile delinquency
Publishing date: 12 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ALMATY, 12 December 2003- Discussion of the legal status of under-aged offenders who are not criminally liable due to their youth will bring together Kazakhstan's human rights experts at a roundtable next week. In criminological terminology...
Outgoing OSCE media watchdog reports to participating States about deteriorating press freedom
Publishing date: 11 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 11 December 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today strongly criticised a deterioration in media freedom in many participating States in his final statement to the Permanent Council before leaving office...