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Judges from former Yugoslavia and ICTY share experiences on handling of war crime cases under OSCE/ODIHR-led project

Publishing date: 16 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
ZAGREB, 17 January 2011 – Judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and their peers from the region met in Zagreb today to share experiences in adjudicating war crimes cases...

New OSCE Chairperson emphasizes human rights during meetings with heads of OSCE institutions, field operations

Publishing date: 14 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 14 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed Lithuanian Chairmanship’s commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms in meetings with heads of OSCE institutions and field missions during a visit to Vienna which concluded today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports reintegration of repatriated persons

Publishing date: 11 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 January 2011 – A new booklet presented by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today informs about mechanisms at the central and local level to support for repatriated persons in Kosovo...

OSCE Chairmanship starts consultations on continuing OSCE’s work in Belarus

Publishing date: 2 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
VILNIUS, 3 January 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today that the Chairmanship had started consultations that aim to find a solution that would enable the OSCE to continue its work in Belarus...

Hungarian media law further endangers media freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 21 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 22 December 2010 – Hungary's new media law violates OSCE media freedom standards and endangers editorial independence and media pluralism, Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...

Statement by the Special Envoys of UN, OSCE and EU on Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 19 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
ASHGABAT, ASTANA, BRUSSELS, 19 December 2010- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Miroslav Jenca, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Zhanybek Karibzhanov and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel welcome the establishment of the new Parliament, election of the speaker and the appointment of a new government of Kyrgyzstan in line with the constitution...

Study visit to Turkey on judicial training organized by OSCE Centre

Publishing date: 16 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Rule of law
ASHGABAT, 17 December 2010- Training of judges and prosecutors in Turkey has been the focus of an OSCE Centre-organized study trip to Ankara and Istanbul that concludes today...