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OSCE Office in Yerevan organizes training course for judges and prosecutors
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 12 December 2013 – The OSCE Office in Yerevan kicked off a seminar for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials on best practices in combating trafficking of human beings today in Tsakhkadzor...
OSCE senior gender officials visit Switzerland; discuss OSCE gender equality commitments and preventing domestic violence
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues Ambassador Miroslava Beham and OSCE Special Representative on Gender Issues June Zeitlin completed a three-day visit to Switzerland on 11 December 2013, where they held discussions with representatives of the Swiss government and civil society on the implementation of the Swiss Gender Equality Law and the UNSCR 1325 National Action Plan, as well as efforts to prevent domestic violence...
OSCE-supported report on torture prevention at detention facilities presented in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
BISHKEK, 11 December 2013 – The presentation of an OSCE-supported monitoring report on torture prevention took place today at a roundtable discussion in Bishkek. The report aimed at detecting cases of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities, and was prepared by civil society representatives who visited a range of detention facilities across Kyrgyzstan over the past year.
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes strengthening of Parliament’s co-operation with civil society, independent institutions
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
A roundtable discussion focused on strengthening co-operation between the Parliament, civil society organizations, and independent institutions began in Tirana on 11 December 2013 organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Assembly...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes cultural rights of ethnic communities
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
Traditional songs, dances and poems from thirteen different ethnic communities were presented at an OSCE-supported performance in Skopje on 11 December 2013...
OSCE Mission to Serbia awards journalist with 2013 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 11 December 2013- Journalist Zsuzsanna Szerencsés received the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s 2013 Person of the Year Award for her promotion of freedom of expression and democratic dialogue, at a ceremony taking place today in Belgrade.
OSCE Office in Baku trains judges on anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
The OSCE Office in Baku and Justice Academy of Azerbaijan organized a two-day training course from 9 to 10 December 2013 on handling anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) for 20 Azerbaijani judges...