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Annual OSCE human rights conference opens on Monday

Publishing date: 5 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 5 September 2002- The annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting will kick off on Monday, 9 September, in Warsaw with a speech by the former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari. More than 500 participants are expected at...

OSCE and High Representative urge Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to complete property revalidation

Publishing date: 5 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 5 September 2002-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Office of the High Representative (OHR) have expressed their concern that the recently created "revalidation commissions" have not yet started to function effectively...

OSCE PA President Bruce George addresses Permanent Council

Publishing date: 5 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
COPENHAGEN, 5 September 2002- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) President Bruce George, MP (United Kingdom) delivered his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council this morning...

OSCE trains trainers on women's rights in Armenia

Publishing date: 2 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 2 September 2002- An OSCE training session on women's rights brought together 22 young women from all 11 marzes (regions in Armenia) representing a wide spectrum of society. Representatives of local authorities, academics, teachers...

OSCE condemns violent attack on journalist in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 30 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW/VIENNA, 30 August 2002- The two OSCE institutions dealing with human rights and media freedom today jointly condemned the violent attack on Sergei Duvanov, a journalist and human rights defender who was assaulted and severely injured...

OSCE Mission Head urges improvement in education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 29 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 29 August 2002- State-level, Entity and Cantonal Ministers responsible for educational matters met yesterday to discuss the way forward on issues such as education legislation, the drafting of a strategy paper on education for...

OSCE's Kosovo Law Centre assists students in studying abroad

Publishing date: 29 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PRISTINA, 29 August 2002- Eight students from the Law Faculty of the University of Prishtina/Pristina will travel to The Netherlands on 1 September to continue their studies under a special scholarship. The programme, facilitated by the Kosovo...