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OSCE media representative concerned about unprecedented persecution of journalists in Turkey

Publishing date: 3 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 3 March 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on Turkish authorities to immediately stop intimidating media following police action against several journalists...

OSCE Mission to Serbia, Justice Ministry, USAID support discussion about draft law on financing of political activities

Publishing date: 3 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 3 March 2011 – Representatives of the Justice Ministry, the Anti-corruption Agency, political parties, civil society and the media today discussed a draft law on financing of political activities at an event supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and USAID and the Justice Ministry...

Judges, government officials and NGOs discuss how to promote an independent judiciary during OSCE-supported meeting

Publishing date: 25 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
ASTANA, 25 February 2010 – How to apply international standards of judicial independence in the selection, promotion and evaluation of judges as well as in the co-operation among the judicial, legislative and executive branches was in focus today during an OSCE-supported event held at the Supreme Court...

OSCE Office promotes respect for human rights in Armenia's army

Publishing date: 22 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 22 February 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion held today in Yerevan focused on international best practices for democratic control of the armed forces and human rights protection in the military...

Legal professionals in Montenegro learn how to access ICTY material under OSCE/ODIHR-led project

Publishing date: 22 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Rule of law
PODGORICA, 22 February 2011 – Staff from the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Montenegro and the higher courts in Podgorica and Bijelo Polje attended a training session today on accessing and researching material of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes Central Election Commission’s move to fill in vacancies in electoral commissions

Publishing date: 21 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 21 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today welcomed the decision of the Central Election Commission to announce vacancies in the Commissions of Electoral Administration Zones (CEAZs) in an effort to bring forward preparations for the 8 May local government elections...

OSCE Chairperson concerned about trials of protestors in Belarus and calls for monitors to observe

Publishing date: 17 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
VILNIUS, 17 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed strong concern today that the courts in Belarus have started trials and the sentencing of people who participated in demonstrations last December. He fully supports the intention of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to send observers to monitor future trials and urges the authorities to ensure that the observers can conduct their work...