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OSCE PA President Severin to visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia

Publishing date: 19 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 October 2001 (OSCE)-- Between 21 and 29 October, Adrian Severin, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, to acquire a deeper insight...

OSCE group pays three-day visit to Croatia

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)- OSCE officials are visiting Croatia, from 22 to 24 October, to gain a first-hand impression of a number of war-affected areas in the country where the OSCE has offices. The OSCE Mission to Croatia is hosting the visit...

Witness and victim protection working group established in Ukraine

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
KYIV, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator, in co-operation with ODIHR, has launched a project aimed at protecting witnesses and victims of human trafficking and organized crime in Ukraine.

A unique opportunity for Uzbekistan, says OSCE Chairman-in-Office

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
TASHKENT, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- "Uzbekistan has a unique opportunity to change its destiny. By deciding to take part in the broad coalition against terrorism, it has moved one step further towards its integration with the wider world...

OSCE monitors police redeployment in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Policing
SKOPJE, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The redeployment of Macedonian police into areas affected by this year's crisis saw a successful start today. Ethnically mixed police patrols, accompanied by OSCE police advisors entered the five 'pilot' villages

OSCE Kosovo Mission strongly condemns 19 October Skenderaj murders

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo expresses its deep concern over the attack which took place last Friday night, 19 October, near Skenderaj, in which two people were killed and another seriously wounded...

OSCE seeks to improve protection of human rights defenders

Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)- At a special two-day OSCE meeting which opened today, more than 150 government representatives, international experts and human rights activists from 55 OSCE countries are discussing ways...

OSCE- Security issues dominate meeting between Mr. Ivanov and Mr. Geoana in Moscow

Publishing date: 23 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MOSCOW, 23 October 2001 (OSCE)- Security issues dominated the meeting today between the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana and the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mr. Igor Ivanov

Van der Stoel to hold press conference in Skopje on Tetovo University

Publishing date: 23 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 23 October 2001 (OSCE)-- Max van der Stoel, President of the International Board of the South-East European (SEE) University Foundation, will host a press conference tomorrow to inform about the progress of the SEE University...

Fostering observance of human rights provisions in Ukraine

Publishing date: 24 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights
KYIV, 24 October 2001 (OSCE)-- On 22 and 23 October, a regional seminar on the implications of the European Convention on Human Rights for the work of law enforcement bodies was held in Ukraine...