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OSCE supports public debate on new Kyrgyz constitution
Publishing date: 4 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 4 May 2010- A roundtable meeting to discuss the draft Constitution of Kyrgyzstan organized by the Kyrgyz interim government with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek was held today...
OSCE media freedom representative launches guide on access to information on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
BERLIN, 3 May 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, launched a guide for journalists on how to access government information today, marking World Press Freedom Day...
Statement by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities following visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 30 April 2010- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, at the end of his visit to Kyrgyzstan: "The aim of my visit to Kyrgyzstan was to look into reports about a spate...
OSCE workshop in Vienna promotes international legal framework against terrorism
Publishing date: 29 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 29 April 2010-An OSCE workshop that starts in Vienna today encourages OSCE participating States to become party to and implement four international counter-terrorism instruments that provide for better legal tools...
Atyrau Aarhus Centre can help find solutions for Caspian Sea regions, says head of OSCE Centre
Publishing date: 28 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Human rights, Rule of law
ATYRAU, 28 April 2009- The OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in Atyrau, in an oil- and gas-rich region of Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea, can help find solutions for the social and environmental rehabilitation of the Caspian Sea region...
OSCE Centre facilitates trial monitoring course in southern part of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 28 April 2010- An OSCE-supported training workshop on trial monitoring techniques, organized to strengthen the rule of law, started in Osh today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports Constitutional Court to establish mechanism for direct complaints
Publishing date: 23 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
KYIV, 23 April 2010- Judges and heads of the Constitutional Courts of Ukraine and the Russian Federation participated today in an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion supporting Ukraine to establish a mechanism for complaints to be filed directly...