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OSCE trains border officials on protection of human rights
Publishing date: 13 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Human rights, Education, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 13 September 2010- A five-day training on human rights and border control organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started in Dushanbe today...
OSCE experts, Kyrgyzstan's authorities discuss how to improve elections
Publishing date: 25 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 25 August 2010- Measures to improve elections in Kyrgyzstan, including providing for effective and timely remedy to complaints, improving voter lists and promoting fair media coverage were in focus as experts from the OSCE Office...
Immediate and resolute measures needed ahead of parliamentary vote in Kyrgyzstan, ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 27 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
WARSAW, 27 July 2010- Immediate and resolute measures are needed to address shortcomings in Kyrgyzstan's electoral framework ahead of the parliamentary vote, says a report published today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE holds expert meeting on justice reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 6 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 6 July 2010- Reform of Armenia's justice system was the focus of an expert meeting for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and civil servants organized today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Office...
Regional OSCE/ODIHR expert meeting discusses challenges to judicial independence
Publishing date: 23 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
KYIV, 23 June 2010- Experts from the OSCE region are discussing challenges to judicial independence in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia at an OSCE-organized workshop that started in Kyiv today...
OSCE/ODIHR criminal justice forum for Central Asia charts directions for reform
Publishing date: 17 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 17 June 2010- The 2010 Expert Forum for Central Asia to discuss developments and trends in criminal justice reform in Central Asia and beyond opened in Dushanbe today...
OSCE human rights chief to visit Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 15 June 2010- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, is travelling to Ashgabat today for talks on how ODIHR can assist the authorities in implementing the commitments...