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OSCE CiO appeals to Turkmenistan to live up to human rights commitments

Publishing date: 26 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
NEW YORK, 26 September 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, spoke on Thursday with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, about co-operation...

Refugee return is not a threat, OSCE Croatia Mission Head says

Publishing date: 24 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZADAR, 24 September 2003- Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said today in Zadar that refugee return should not be seen as a threat but rather an opportunity to build an enriched and integrated society in Croatia. He...

OSCE Mission strongly condemns terrorist activity in southern Serbia

Publishing date: 24 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 24 September 2003- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, strongly condemns terrorist activity near the southern Serbian village of Lucane this afternoon, which left one soldier injured. "The OSCE...

Conference promoting co-operation between parliaments to take place in Sarajevo

Publishing date: 22 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 22 September 2003- Parliamentarians from throughout south-eastern Europe will attend a conference on the role of parliaments in human and economic development in south-eastern Europe in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 3 and 4 October...

Conference on gender equality held in Armenia

Publishing date: 19 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, National minority issues
YEREVAN, 19 September 2003- A conference focusing on Armenia's policy on gender equality and the improvement of the status of women ended successfully in Yerevan yesterday...

OSCE Chairman says democracy, human rights key to fighting terrorism

Publishing date: 18 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism
THE HAGUE, 18 September 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said on Thusday that respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law were potent weapons in the fight against terrorism...

Azerbaijani border guards complete training at Polish academy

Publishing date: 16 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management, Human rights
WARSAW, 16 September 2003- A group of 15 border guards from Azerbaijan have completed a one-year training programme at the Polish Border Guard Academy in Ketrzyn. The programme was initiated and sponsored by the OSCE's Office for Democratic...