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OSCE Mission welcomes setting up of Tajik human rights Commission

Publishing date: 14 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 March 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, Ambassador Marc Gilbert, has welcomed the establishment of a Commission by the Tajik authorities to pursue the fulfilment of the country's international human rights obligations...

Tajik law enforcement bodies call for improvement of the criminal procedural code

Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KHUJAND, 12 March 2002- A series of OSCE training seminars for law enforcement personnel on human and civil rights during arrest, detention and pre-trial investigation has concluded in the Sughd province, Tajikistan...

OSCE/ODIHR urges Moldovan Government to investigate apprehension of Gagauz politician

Publishing date: 8 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 8 March 2002- The ODIHR today urged the Government of Moldova to investigate in a transparent manner the circumstances of the apprehension of Gagauz politician Ivan Burgudji...

OSCE's human rights office welcomes registration of independent NGO in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 7 March 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today welcomed the formal registration of the Independent Human Rights Organization by the Uzbek Ministry of Justice earlier this week...

Seminars improve observance of international human rights standards in Ukrainian courts

Publishing date: 1 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights
KYIV, 1 March 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice and the Khakiv National Law Academy, hosted a seminar for a select group of 50 post-graduate lawyers in Kharkiv on 20 and 21 February...

OSCE High Commissioner praises adoption of "minority law" in Yugoslavia

Publishing date: 28 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
THE HAGUE, 28 February- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus today praised the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for adopting the Law on the Protection of National Minorities. In a letter to the Minister of...

OSCE publishes "Victim Advocacy Manual" in Kosovo

Publishing date: 21 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 21 February 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo took another significant step in the development of a comprehensive and integrated system of response to the victims of crime in Kosovo. "The Victim Advocacy Introductory Manual"...