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OSCE Presence, ODIHR urge wider consultation ahead of Albanian parliamentary vote on lustration law
Publishing date: 22 December 2008
TIRANA, 22 December 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, and the Director of OSCE/ODIHR, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, today urged the Albanian Parliament to consider postponing its vote on a draft lustration law...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar to improve criminal process standards in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 16 December 2008- Improving the handing of criminal cases through more effective co-operation between law enforcement and judicial bodies and the proper use of evidence was the focus of a seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today...
OSCE Mission presents books to support Georgia's legislative process
Publishing date: 16 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
TBILISI, 16 December 2008- The OSCE Mission to Georgia presented the first two parts of a five-volume series of books on different countries' constitutions today...
OSCE Mission, Serbian Prison Administration support discussion on law against organized crime
Publishing date: 15 December 2008
BELGRADE, 15 December 2008- The draft Law on Enforcement of Prison Sentence for Criminal Offences with Elements of Organized Crime will be discussed at a meeting in Belgrade tomorrow...
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts regional meeting on parliaments and public audit institutions
Publishing date: 12 December 2008
SKOPJE, 12 December 2008- Sharing best practices and experiences on the oversight of government spending through co-operation between parliaments and audit institutions is the aim of a regional meeting that starts in Skopje today...
Creation of Serbian Judicial Training Academy discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 5 December 2008
BELGRADE, 5 December 2008- Establishing the first Serbian Judicial Training Academy is the focus of an international conference in Belgrade today...
Finnish Chairman calls on OSCE ministers to strengthen Organization
Publishing date: 4 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 4 December 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, called on the 50 foreign ministers attending the OSCE Ministerial Council to work together to strengthen the Organization at a crucial time...