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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press Conference / Measures to counteract human trafficking in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 August 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
PRISTINA, 23 August 2000-- The Co-ordinator of the Balkan Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings visits Kosovo on a fact-finding mission this week...
OSCE CiO statement on the British and Canadian citizens detained in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 18 August 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Policing
VIENNA, 18 August 2000- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, welcomes the fact that the two British and two Canadian citizens...
Ombudsperson of Kosovo takes office
Publishing date: 17 August 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 17 August 2000-- The Ombudsperson for Kosovo, Mr. Marek Antoni Nowicki, who was appointed on 12 July by the Special Representative of the Secretary General, is paying his first working visit to...
Law on the Federation Ombudsmen adopted in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 August 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO, 15 August 2000- The Office of the High Representative and OSCE welcome the decision of the Federation Parliament on 29 July to adopt the Organic Law on the Federation Ombudsmen...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes the acquittal of opposition politician in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 August 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 9 August 2000- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomes the acquittal by the Bishkek Military Court of Mr. Felix Kulov...
Clothing displayed to help identify human remains in Kosovo
Publishing date: 7 August 2000
PRISTINA, 7 August 2000-- As part of its work with the recently-established Victim Recovery and Identifiction Commission, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, in conjunction with members of the Advisory Board from the Local War Crime
Two OSCE Mission in Kosovo members detained by Yugoslav authorities
Publishing date: 4 August 2000
PRISTINA, 4 August 2000-- Two international members of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, who did not report back from a few days holidays in Montenegro, are reported to have been detained by the Yugoslav authorities...