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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
VIENNA, 8 July 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 8 July. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE launches Romanian version of guide on building trust between police and Roma
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
The Romanian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched at a meeting in Romania’s parliament on 8 July 2011...
OSCE Centre supports training of community mediators in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
An OSCE-supported training course on mediation skills for active residents and community leaders from five communities in northern Kyrgyzstan started 9 July 2011 in the Kashka-Suu resort near Bishkek...
OSCE donates mobile police reception units to enhance Kyrgyzstan’s community policing
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
BISHKEK, 8 July 2011 – Twelve minibuses equipped to act as mobile police reception units were donated today to Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry under the Community Security Initiative, part of the OSCE’s police reform programme for the country...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
VIENNA, 8 July 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 8 July. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
Internet blocking practices a concern, access is a human right, says OSCE media freedom representative at launch of OSCE-wide study
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
VIENNA, 8 July 2011 – The Internet should remain free and access should be considered a human right, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović at the presentation of a report on regulations affecting new media in the OSCE region today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator conducts seminars on international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
A series of seminars for judges and lawyers on international human rights law in several regions of Ukraine, supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), started on 7 July 2011 in Lutsk...