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OSCE's media representative alarmed over beating of journalists in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 October 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed alarm over the beating of journalists by police during post-election protests in Baku yesterday. "Once again I feel compelled to express my alarm...

OSCE organizes roundtables on equal access to education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 16 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 16 October 2003- The right of children with special needs to enjoy equal education free from discrimination was one of the key points discussed at an OSCE-organized series of roundtables in Bosnia and Herzegovina that ended today...

OSCE/ODIHR launches handbook on dealing with human rights complaints

Publishing date: 15 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 15 October 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), one of Europe's leading human rights institutions, has released a handbook for OSCE field personnel dealing with human rights complaints. "The human...

OSCE media watchdog concerned over murder of Russian journalist

Publishing date: 13 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 13 October 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, was shocked by the 9 October murder of Russian newspaper editor Alexei Sidorov, who was fatally stabbed by two men who ambushed him in the car park...

OSCE Secretariat calls for proposals for video project

Publishing date: 7 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 7 October 2003- The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna is requesting professional TV production companies to submit proposals for a video film, promoting the work of the Organization. In 2004, the OSCE plans to finalize a 30-minute promotional...

OSCE Mission report: Parallel structures affect rule of law in Kosovo

Publishing date: 7 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PRISTINA, 7 October 2003- A new human rights report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo shows that parallel structures continue to exist in Kosovo in several areas of the public sectorand that these are having a direct impact on the rights of...

OSCE Mission's Head opens training for minority council representatives in Croatia

Publishing date: 6 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
SISAK, CROATIA, 6 October 2003- Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby yesterday opened the first of a series of training...