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Damage compensation laws should be consistent with European Court ruling, OSCE Croatia Head says

Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 21 January 2003- Three draft laws on state compensation for damages adopted by the Government of Croatia last week do not remedy legal problems identified by the European Court of Human Rights in 2002 and should therefore be revised, the...

New OSCE Head of Mission and CiO Personal Representative to facilitate solution in Moldova

Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
THE HAGUE, 21 January 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has appointed Ambassador William H. Hill of the United States as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. For Ambassador Hill, a distinguished...

OSCE and ICG reject irresponsible reporting of Bosnian weekly

Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
SARAJEVO, 21 January 2003- The OSCE and the International Crisis Group (ICG) strongly reject the weekly Slobodna Bosna's reporting on the international community's activities and efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a "shocking and...

OSCE Chairman welcomes voluntary surrender of ex-Serbian President Milutinovic to ICTY

Publishing date: 20 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 20 January 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, welcomes the voluntary surrender of former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic to the UN International Criminal Tribunal for...

OSCE Mission announces action plan to support new parliament of Serbia and Montenegro

Publishing date: 20 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 20 January 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to the FRY, Maurizio Massari, held talks on Friday, 17 January, with the co-chair of the Constitutional Commission and FRY Parliament Chamber of Citizens Speaker, Dragoljub Micunovic. They...

OSCE Media Representative blasts "Stalinist" propaganda methods on Turkmen TV

Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Hate speech, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, strongly condemned the abuse of the television media in Turkmenistan to humiliate and destroy individuals accused of an alleged attack against the...

OSCE Newsletter now online: Netherlands Chair to focus on human security

Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, 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, 16 January 2003- An interview with the new Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is the lead item in the latest issue of the OSCE Newsletter, now available online. The Newsletter also focuses on...