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OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Turkmenistan on Monday

Publishing date: 28 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Turkmenistan on Monday, 3 March. During his visit, the CiO will meet President Saparmurat Niyazov and the...

OSCE welcomes foundation of regional bar association in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 24 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 24 February 2003- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, Ambassador Marc Gilbert, welcomed the foundation of the new Regional Association of Barristers of the northern Sughd Province of Tajikistan. Around 70 of the 120 barristers...

OSCE, UNHCR officials discuss refugee returns between BiH, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro

Publishing date: 21 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 21 February 2003- The OSCE and the UNHCR held a regional meeting at the senior level today to discuss problems related to refugee return to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro. Participants included heads of missions...

Local authorities have key role in Croatia's EU path, OSCE Mission Head says

Publishing date: 20 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 20 February 2003- Local authorities will have an important role to play in the process of fulfilling political criteria necessary for EU membership, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said at the...

OSCE CiO urges parliamentarians to stand up for democracy

Publishing date: 20 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 20 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, urged parliamentarians on Thursday to use their influence to help reinforce democratic structures and institutions throughout the OSCE...

Kosovo needs greater protection for vulnerable persons in society, says OSCE report

Publishing date: 20 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 20 February 2003- The state of social welfare and the protection of vulnerable persons does not come easily and cheap to Kosovo, but standards are improving, states a new report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The observations...

OSCE, Council of Europe and UN discuss terrorism, trafficking

Publishing date: 18 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 18 February 2003- High-level officials from the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the United Nations discussed co-operation in the fight against terrorism and trafficking in human beings at their annual "tripartite"...