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Anti-trafficking and non-discrimination to top agenda of Europe's largest human rights meeting

Publishing date: 26 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 26 September 2006- Some 900 international experts, government representatives and human rights activists will gather in Warsaw from 2 to 13 October for this year's session of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...

OSCE Office organizes training course for Armenian advocates and public defenders

Publishing date: 19 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 19 September 2006- Some 60 advocates and public defenders took part in a training course on advocacy skills and human rights that ended in Yerevan today. Organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and...

OSCE Office supports launch of Armenian Chamber of Advocates website

Publishing date: 15 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 15 September 2006- The official website of the Armenian Chamber of Advocates was launched today with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan. It will ensure everyone who needs qualified legal aid will be able to receive it...

OSCE has key role to play in supporting ICTY efforts, says Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte

Publishing date: 7 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
VIENNA, 7 September 2006- Carla Del Ponte, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), said today the OSCE was well-placed to help make sure war crimes suspects...

OSCE Office concerned about violations of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 4 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
BAKU, 4 September 2006- A report on Azerbaijan's adherence to the principle of presumption of innocence suggests that journalists, police officers, prosecutors and judges often treat suspicion of guilt and proof of criminal behaviour as...

OSCE Office in Yerevan visits penal colony for women and juveniles

Publishing date: 30 August 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 30 August 2006- OSCE Office representatives and board members of the Public Monitoring Group for Penitentiary Institutions today visited the Abovian Women and Juvenile Colony to present school-related items...

OSCE media freedom representative concerned over jailing of Turkmenistan journalists

Publishing date: 28 August 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 28 August 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today criticised the sentencing of journalists in Turkmenistan and condemned the lack of transparency in the handling of the cases.