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OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps train police officers in supporting victims of domestic violence
Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
HOJA OBI GARM, Tajikistan, 16 June 2010- An OSCE-supported week-long training course for 20 law enforcement officials on working with domestic violence victims is being held this week in northern Tajikistan...
Armenian broadcasting law fails to guarantee media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 15 June- Despite amendments, Armenia's new Law on Television and Radio fails to promote broadcast pluralism in the digital era, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today...
OSCE Mission to Serbia hosts forum on police management training systems
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 15 June 2010- More than 50 Serbian senior police officers discussed today in Belgrade the latest trends in senior police leadership training at an OSCE-supported forum on police management training systems.
War crimes cases should be treated as priority, says OSCE Mission in Kosovo report
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 June 2010- War crimes cases in Kosovo must be dealt with in a timely manner and sufficient resources and support for witness protection are urgently needed, according to a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented today.
Preventing escalation of violence and helping people on the ground key to international actors' efforts in Kyrgyzstan, says OSCE Special Envoy
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Rule of law
BISHKEK, 15 June 2010- Stopping the violence, helping to alleviate the humanitarian situation are priorities for the international community's work in Kyrgyzstan, said Zhanybek Karibzhanov, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office today...
OSCE human rights chief to visit Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 15 June 2010- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, is travelling to Ashgabat today for talks on how ODIHR can assist the authorities in implementing the commitments...