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OSCE holds workshop on the development of gender-based violence curriculum for law enforcement in Podgorica
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Policing
On 29 November 2022, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a workshop dedicated to updating the curriculum for law enforcement on gender-based violence (GBV) in Podgorica. This is the sixth workshop organized at the national level within the project “Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe”, implemented in partnership with the OSCE Gender Issues Programme and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE seminar promotes best practices to improve justice system in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Rule of law
Challenges to the rule of law as well as good practices in OSCE participating States and the work of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) were discussed at an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 29 November 2022. The aim of the event, organized by the
“STOP! Hate Speech” campaign concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development
29 November 2022, Sarajevo- The Press and Online Media Council in BiH, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), published the analysis of the “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign. From 1 September to 16 October, this campaign aimed to monitor user comments across 12 BiH web
OSCE Field Operations and other OSCE Executive Structures trained on climate change and security
Publishing date: 28 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities
On 23 and 24 November 2022, 40 representatives from the OSCE Field Operations and other OSCE Executive Structures gathered in Istanbul to participate in a climate change and security training organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Berlin-based think tank, adelphi.
Montenegrin citizens trust police the most, OSCE Mission to Montenegro survey finds
Publishing date: 28 November 2022
Citizens place the highest trust in the police (41.7%) and army (41.4%), followed by religious institutions, local governments, international organizations and the NGO sector. As many as 72.5% of citizens mostly believe that the situation in Montenegro is generally safe, while 61.4% of citizens are mostly satisfied with the police in protecting citizens’ safety. These are some of the key findings from a Perception of the Police in Montenegro survey, commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and conducted by the Damar Agency between 7 and 15 October 2022 on a sample of 1,000 respondents.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro publishes second Opinion Poll on RTCG’s Brand Strength 6 months after the first one
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
A second opinion poll conducted in November 2022 reveals that RTCG is still the second most frequently watched TV station in Montenegro, and now perceived as more independent. In the previous survey, every fourth citizen believed that RTCG was a TV station that was under strong political influence; this perception fell from 24.9% to 8.9%. Additionally, the perception that RTCG was a TV station that "shows only one side" dropped from 16.2% to 9.3%. The perception of objectivity increased from 13.4% to 17.4% and currently ranks first. About 24 % of citizens follow RTCG on a daily basis. The majority of citizens still consider RTCG as synonym for the term ‘television’.
OSCE organizes lecture course on human rights in the context of criminal justice in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Some 100 law students from four institutions of higher education in Turkmenistan attended an OSCE-organized online course on the rights of suspects and defendants during all stages of criminal proceedings that took place from 14 to 18 November 2022. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the