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On first joint visit, OSCE Special Representatives meet President of Kyrgyzstan, discussed prevention of human trafficking and violence against women

Publishing date: 30 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality
BISHKEK, 30 July 2011 – On a joint visit to Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Wendy Patten, stressed today the importance of continuing co-operation with the authorities of Kyrgyzstan to better prevent and fight against trafficking in human beings and all forms of gender-based violence...

OSCE Permanent Council adopts agenda for 2011 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

Publishing date: 29 July 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE’s Permanent Council adopted the agenda for the 2011 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on 29 July 2011. The OSCE’s annual human rights and democracy conference will take place from 26 September to 7 October in Warsaw...

OSCE Centre donates vehicles to Kyrgyzstan’s rural police stations

Publishing date: 29 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 29 July 2011 – Today the OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated eight off-road vehicles to the Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan to be used in remote rural police stations covering villages located in mountainous isolated areas in Naryn, Chuy, Osh and Batken provinces...

OSCE human rights chief welcomes declaration of official Roma genocide remembrance day in Poland

Publishing date: 29 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 29 July 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), welcomed today’s decision by the Polish parliament to declare 2 August as the official Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day...

14th IPRM Meeting takes place in Dvani

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DVANI, 28 July 2011- The 14th IPRM meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place today in Dvani. The meeting was co-facilitated by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and the OSCE. This was the first meeting attended by the new Head of the EUMM, Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz...

OSCE Chairperson condemns violence and encourages dialogue in Kosovo

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VILNIUS, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned recent violent incidents and encouraged dialogue in Kosovo...

OSCE Presence supports Central Election Commission and State Police in administering re-run election

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Policing
TIRANA, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Presence in Albania loaned today satellite phones to the Albanian State Police and the Central Election Commission to support their work in remote rural areas during the local government elections to re-run on 31 July 2011...