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Independence of judiciary in focus of OSCE seminars in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 December 2017
International standards and best practices on the independence of the judiciary in the context of criminal justice are the focus of an OSCE-supported series of three two-day seminars that started in Dashoguz on 15 December 2017 and will be continued in Mary until 18 December. The concluding seminar will be held in January 2018 in Ashgabat.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes training on international co-operation in management of temporarily seized assets
Publishing date: 15 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Economic activities, Rule of law
International co-operation in the management of temporarily seized assets was the focus of a two-day training course organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for the Property Directorate Department for Seized and Confiscated Assets in Podgorica on 14 and 15 December 2017...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports annual Youth Legal Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Education, Youth, Rule of law
The annual OSCE-supported International Youth Legal Forum, which is held in recognition of the Human Rights Day and was dedicated to mechanisms of human rights protection this year, concluded on 14 December 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces winners of its 2017 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 12 December 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 12 December 2017 – At a ceremony today in Belgrade, the OSCE Mission to Serbia presented its Person of the Year Awards to: Dženeta Agović, Director of the Impuls civil society organization from Tutin; Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality; Tamara Mirović, Deputy Republic Public Prosecutor; Nedim Sejdinović, President of the Independent Association of Journalists of Vojvodina; and Miloš Stojković, media lawyer...
OSCE’s War Crimes Capacity Building Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina closes
Publishing date: 12 December 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 12 December 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the successful completion of the War Crimes Capacity Building Project at a ceremony in Sarajevo today. The project was a part of the OSCE Mission’s long-standing support to the development of the judiciary and its capacity to process war crimes cases...
OSCE-organized training course on anti-corruption actions concluded in Astana
Publishing date: 11 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance, Rule of law
A one-week modular training course on collective action, the role of regulatory impact assessments and anti-corruption proofing of draft legislation for more than 40 representatives of public sector, business community and civil society concluded on 8 December 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports Third Defenсe Lawyers Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2017