News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR Roma contact point concerned about police violence against Roma in Slovakia, encourages remedial actions
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
WARSAW, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues of the OSCE\'s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is concerned about the recent manifestation of police violence in Slovakia which resulted in the death...
OSCE disseminates new legislation on civil and criminal procedure among Ukrainian judiciary
Publishing date: 19 July 2001
KYIV, 19 July 2001 (OSCE)- After the introduction of significant changes to the relevant laws concerning civil and criminal procedure in connection with the expiry of the five year transitional period of the Constitution of Ukraine on 28 June...
OSCE supports publishing of book on gender culture in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 July 2001
YEREVAN, 19 July 2001 (OSCE)- Jemma Hasratyan, Chairwoman of the Association of Women with University Education, introduced to the public in Armenia a book on "Gender culture of modern Armenian society: traditions and innovations"...
OSCE organizes anti-torture roundtable in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2001
YEREVAN, 17 July 2001 (OSCE)- Together with the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OSCE organized on 13 and 14 July a roundtable in Yerevan, entitled \"Prevention and Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment...
Child protection conference in Tajikistan ends with draft Action Plan
Publishing date: 13 July 2001
DUSHANBE, 13 July 2001 (OSCE)- A three-day conference on child protection ended yesterday in Tajikistan. The conference, which focused on agreements on recommendations and the basic content of a draft National Plan of Action for Children...
Croatia's decision to co-operate with ICTY welcomed by OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 13 July 2001
BUCHAREST, 13 July 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, welcomes the recent decision of the Croatian Government to co-operate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...
OSCE calls for co-ordinated fight against trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 12 July 2001
VIENNA, 12 July 2001 (OSCE)- In a bid to improve the fight against trafficking in human beings, the OSCE Permanent Council today urged its international partner organizations to adopt similar anti-trafficking rules to those contained in OSCE...