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Annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session to open in Istanbul
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
More than 260 parliamentarians from across the OSCE's 57 countries will participate in the 22nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 June to 3 July 2013...
ODIHR expert panel assesses restrictions on peaceful assembly in OSCE States
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
The authorities of many OSCE participating States still tend to regard assemblies as a threat to public order and safety, rather than the exercise of a fundamental right, an expert panel concluded at the end of a two-day meeting in Warsaw on 27 June 2013...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Serbia, discusses enhancing minority participation
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, visited Serbia from 12 to 14 June 2013 to discuss national minority issues with representatives of central and local government and community leaders...
Effective measures to prevent corruption in OSCE region, including Central Asia, discussed at OSCE events in Latvia
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
Over the past years, the awareness among political leaders, policy-makers and society at large of the damaging impact of corruption on social cohesion, economic growth, political stability, and security has increased. While many OSCE countries have introduced legal, institutional and policy measures to prevent corruption, the practical implementation and enforcement of these measures still remain a challenge...
OSCE senior gender adviser, in Tajikistan, discusses steps to combat domestic violence, promote equality
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE 27 June 2012- The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Miroslava Beham, concluded a four-day visit to Tajikistan today where she discussed with representatives of government and civil society measures to implement the new law on preventing domestic violence and to encourage a greater role for women in public and political life...
OSCE and EU support training of judges and prosecutors in BiH on use of ICTY evidence
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 27 June 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) of the European Commission completed a two-day training course today for judges and prosecutors in BiH on the ICTY’s Electronic Disclosure Suite (EDS) – an extensive archive of documents and evidence gathered by the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor over several years of war crimes processing...
Project EXPLODE to enhance safety of BiH people by decreasing ammunition and weapons surpluses
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
DOBOJ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27 June 2013- Explosive ordnance and remnants of war destruction (EXPLODE) project was officially launched today in Doboj...