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OSCE/ODIHR official visits Azerbaijani bloggers in detention, stresses importance of fair appeals trial
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
BAKU, 25 November 2009- After meeting the Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade in the detention centre in Baku where they are held, a senior official from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine presents interactive classroom for police cadets
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Policing
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, 25 November 2009- The first interactive classroom and specialized course on combating domestic violence for police cadets were presented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator at the Dnipropetrovsk State University of Interior today...
OSCE workshop promotes co-operation to combat drug trafficking in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 23 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
SARAJEVO, 23 November, 2009- An OSCE regional workshop that started in Sarajevo today aims to promote regional co-operation to combat drug trafficking in South-Eastern Europe...
OSCE Office conducts workshop on change management for law enforcement officials
Publishing date: 19 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 19 November 2009- An OSCE-supported workshop on change management related to fostering the launch of the police reform ended in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop on communication skills for regional police chiefs
Publishing date: 18 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 November 2009- Twenty-seven Serbian regional police chiefs completed a two-day training course on public relations and communication skills in Belgrade today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training on gender topics for heads of police prevention units
Publishing date: 18 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 18 November 2009- A training course supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje aimed at increasing the capacity of police prevention unit to prevent and combat gender-based violence was launched in Skopje today...
Hate crimes remain serious problem in many OSCE states, new ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 16 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 16 November 2009- Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem in many OSCE participating States, concludes a report published by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today...