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OSCE Office in Baku hosts workshop on establishing a National Preventive Mechanism in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
BAKU, 25 November 2009- The OSCE Office in Baku opened a two-day workshop today to examine the implementation of the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in Azerbaijan...
Co-operation among regional organizations crucial in countering terrorism, OSCE officials tell meeting
Publishing date: 24 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 24 November 2009- Regional and international co-operation is crucial in countering terrorism, OSCE officials told a meeting on terrorism that started in Bishkek today...
OSCE Special Representative meets Russian officials to discuss co-operation in combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 20 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
MOSCOW, 20 November 2009- The OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, has met Russian counterparts to discuss international co-operation in combating the crime...
Outreach strategy for the Constitutional Court of Serbia presented today by OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 20 November 2009
BELGRADE, 20 November 2009- An outreach strategy for the Constitutional Court of Serbia, drafted by the OSCE Mission to Serbia with the financial support of the German government, was presented and handed over to the Court today...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop on communication skills for regional police chiefs
Publishing date: 18 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 November 2009- Twenty-seven Serbian regional police chiefs completed a two-day training course on public relations and communication skills in Belgrade today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training on gender topics for heads of police prevention units
Publishing date: 18 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 18 November 2009- A training course supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje aimed at increasing the capacity of police prevention unit to prevent and combat gender-based violence was launched in Skopje today...
OSCE Office supports the enhancement of the national referral mechanism to combat human trafficking in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 17 November 2009- A roundtable on the referral mechanisms for victims of human trafficking organized jointly by the OSCE Office in Dushanbe and the Tajik Inter-Agency Commission on Combating Human Trafficking started in Dushanbe today.