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ODIHR publishes final assessment on Armenia's presidential election
Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
WARSAW, 30 May 2008- The pre-election and voting period of Armenia's presidential election was conducted in a manner that mostly met OSCE commitments, but problems arose, notably after the vote, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions...
OSCE Mission to Serbia organizes workshop on witness collaborators
Publishing date: 29 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 29 May 2008- A workshop on witness collaborators as a tool for tackling organized crime groups was held today by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE rights body, ICTY launch capacity-building project in former Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 28 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
VIENNA, 28 May 2008- The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights signed an agreement today on support for national justice authorities in the former Yugoslavia...
OSCE Centre supports course on public international law for Turkmenistan's university students
Publishing date: 23 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
ASHGABAD, 23 May 2008- Students at Turkmenistan's Magtymguly State University discussed public international law at an OSCE Centre course that ended in Ashgabad today...
OSCE Kosovo Mission voices concern over legislation on privatization
Publishing date: 21 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Economic activities, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 21 May 2008- Privatization in Kosovo should be fair, transparent and in line with international human rights standards, according to an OSCE report released today...
OSCE Mission criticizes media that published photos of nude 12-year-old girl
Publishing date: 19 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 19 May 2008- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, criticized today those Belgrade media which recently published and broadcast photos of a nude 12-year-old girl, and called for basic journalistic rules...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains officials on maintaining humane conditions in prisons, holding cells
Publishing date: 14 May 2008
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 14 May 2008- A training course on protecting human rights in situations involving deprivation of liberty, organized by the OSCE Mission and the Council of Europe for government officials, will begin Thursday...