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OSCE Mission calls for adequate resources to help rehabilitate torture victims
Publishing date: 26 June 2006
PRISTINA- 26 June 2006- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jens Modvig, marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture today by calling for rehabilitation resources to be made available to torture victims...
OSCE Mission presents Kosovo prime minister with handbook for human rights action plans
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
PRISTINA, 9 December 2005- On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Finnish Human Rights Support Programme (FHRSP) presented the Prime Minister of...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes decision to create human rights cells in Kosovo ministries
Publishing date: 22 July 2005
PRISTINA, 22 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, welcomed today's decision by Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi to create Human Rights Cells in each of the ministries in the executive branch of the Provisional...
OSCE's Kosovo Mission Head issues statement on Prime Minister's resignation
Publishing date: 8 March 2005
PRISTINA, 8 March 2005- The OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, issued the following statement following the resignation of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who has decided to step down in light of his indictment by the International...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office urges calm in face of Hague indictment of Kosovo Prime Minister
Publishing date: 8 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C., 8 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel said he was following events in Kosovo, where the Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, has just announced his resignation, with concern. He welcomed the intention by the...
OSCE Mission report examines detention and punishment in Kosovo's judicial system
Publishing date: 13 December 2004
PRISTINA, 13 December 2004- A survey of Kosovo's justice system published today by the OSCE Mission highlights human rights concerns and offers recommendations for sustainable solutions as courts continue to develop. The report analyzes human rights...
OSCE Mission observes International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
PRISTINA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) is observing International Human Rights Day by organizing several events today, which will be carried out by OSCE-established Human Rights Clubs. "The observance of...