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ODIHR trains Kazakh lawyers for jury trials
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
ALMATY, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started today a training course for Kazakh lawyers on effective representation of clients in jury trials...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps develop community policing
Publishing date: 21 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Policing, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 21 March 2007- Ten scooters worth more than 30,000 euros were handed over by the OSCE Mission to the Interior Ministry in Skopje today. They will be used to boost the efficiency of the OSCE-supported community-policing programme...
OSCE/ODIHR, partners support creation of national torture prevention mechanism in Georgia
Publishing date: 14 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
TBILISI, 14 March 2007- Implementating the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture in Georgia was the topic of a conference attended by over 70 government officials, civil society and international representatives in Tbilisi yesterday...
OSCE holds workshop to help Uzbekistan improve travel document security
Publishing date: 2 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
TASHKENT, 2 March 2007- More than 50 experts from the Interior Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, the National Security Service and other institutions discussed how Uzbekistan's travel document security can be improved...
OSCE Mission and UN refugee agency organize meeting to encourage uniform implementation of Croatia's Law on Foreigners
Publishing date: 27 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
OPATIJA, 27 February 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Jorge Fuentes, called today for uniform implementation of the Law on Foreigners to help those who had the status of permanent residing foreigners in Croatia in 1991...
More steps needed to uphold fair trial standards in Kazakhstan, new OSCE report finds
Publishing date: 23 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
ASTANA, 23 February 2007- An OSCE trial monitoring report released today in Kazakhstan identifies the need for further steps to be taken to uphold fair trial standards in the country, including the right of the public to attend court...
OSCE-organized debates encourage participation in Kosovo's local decision-making
Publishing date: 22 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
PRISTINA, 22 February 2007- Good governance, transparency and accountability at the local level were the topics at a debate today in the village of Besni/Besinje held at a meeting organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...