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OSCE Office in Yerevan helps organize training on alternative sentencing
Publishing date: 10 July 2006
YEREVAN, 10 July 2006- A training course for personnel of the Armenian Justice Ministry's division for the execution of alternative punishment began today with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Office for Democratic Institutions and...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office defends Centre in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 27 June 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, defended the Organization's Centre in Ashgabad today and rejected persistent allegations that Turkmenistan is making against an OSCE staff member there...
First assessment shows challenges for Kosovo's civil courts, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
PRISTINA, 9 June 2006- A backlog of nearly 44,000 cases, fraudulent property transactions and government interference are some of the problems affecting Kosovo's civil justice system, according to an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published today...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of Serbian Criminal Procedure Code, voices concern over limited public debate
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
BELGRADE, 9 May 2006- The Head of the OSCE Mission, Amb. Hans Ola Urstad, today welcomed the adoption of the new Criminal Procedure Code, but expressed concern over the fact that it was adopted by Parliament in a manner that limited public debate...
OSCE Centre facilitates discussion on reforming Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
BISHKEK, 25 May 2006- Kyrgyz authorities, representatives of civil society, international organizations and the diplomatic corps discussed this week the reform of the country's prison system at a meeting, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and...
OSCE Office in Baku condemns violent attack on journalist
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
BAKU, 19 May 2006- The Head of OSCE Office in Baku today condemned a brutal attack on Bahaddin Khaziyev, the Editor-in-Chief of opposition the Bizim Yol (Our Path) newspaper and the Deputy Chairman of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan...
OSCE Mission in Belgrade holds conference on best practices for high judicial councils
Publishing date: 10 May 2006
BELGRADE, 10 May 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the High Judicial Council of Serbia held a two-day conference on the best practices for such bodies, which seek to guarantee judicial independence and oversee...