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OSCE trains Ukraine's civil society representatives on hate crime prevention
Publishing date: 4 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
KYIV, 4 December 2009- An OSCE-organized training course for civil society representatives on how to prevent and respond to hate crimes ended in Kyiv today...
OSCE Kosovo Mission urges greater adherence to right to liberty
Publishing date: 1 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 1 December 2009- Public prosecutors and judges should resort to detention on remand only when strictly necessary and in full conformity with the requirements of the law, says an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report on use of detention...
Head of OSCE human rights office expresses concern about outcome of Swiss minaret ban referendum
Publishing date: 30 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ATHENS, 30 November 2009- The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, expressed concern today at the outcome of the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday on the ban...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue between civil society and political parties in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 November 2009- A roundtable meeting on effective interaction between non-governmental organizations and political parties was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Foundation for Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan today...
Perspectives of Kazakhstan's 2010 Chairmanship discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Almaty
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
ALMATY, 26 November 2009- An academic conference on perspectives and challenges of Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship took place in Almaty today...
OSCE/ODIHR official visits Azerbaijani bloggers in detention, stresses importance of fair appeals trial
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
BAKU, 25 November 2009- After meeting the Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade in the detention centre in Baku where they are held, a senior official from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Centre supports conference on combating organized crime in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 25 November, 2009- An OSCE-supported international conference on co-ordinating the interaction between law-enforcement agencies to combat organized crime started in Bishkek today...