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War Crimes Justice Project strengthens national capacities to handle war crimes cases

Publishing date: 26 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 26 October 2011 – The successful conclusion of the 18-month War Crimes Justice Project (WCJP) to strengthen the capacity of national judiciaries in the region to handle war crimes cases was marked at an event in Sarajevo today...

OSCE Centre in Astana launches seminars for judges on human rights protection at pre-trial stages

Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 21 October 2011 – The first of three OSCE-supported training seminars for local judges to promote human rights protection at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings through better judicial review was launched in Almaty today...

OSCE Mission supports consultations on decriminalization of libel in Serbia

Publishing date: 20 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Some 20 judges, prosecutors and representatives of the Journalists’ Association of Serbia and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia gathered on 19 October 2011 in Belgrade to discuss the decriminalization of libel...

War Crimes Justice Project trains defence lawyers in Kosovo with newly developed practice manual

Publishing date: 19 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 19 October 2011 – An advocacy-skills training for 20 defence lawyers appearing in war crimes cases was held today in Prishtinë/Priština, as part of the War Crimes Justice Project...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports public administration in legal drafting

Publishing date: 19 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
SKOPJE, 19 October 2011 – Improving the drafting of legislation is the aim of an OSCE-supported conference on regulation policy that started in Skopje today...

OSCE report calls for improved witness protection in Armenia

Publishing date: 18 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 18 October 2011 – International standards for the protection of witnesses, procedural measures during investigation and adjudication processes, and practical recommendations for improvement of witness protection are in the subject of an OSCE-supported report presented today in Yerevan...

OSCE Office supports publication of review of high court decisions in Armenia

Publishing date: 11 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 11 October 2011 – An OSCE-supported publication comprising legal review, analysis and interpretations of selected decisions of the Armenian Cassation Court was presented today in Yerevan...