News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International Human Rights Day focuses on rule of law
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
BISHKEK, 10 December 2002- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is today commemorating International Human Rights Day. 10 December 1948 marks the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration...
CiO regrets Ashgabad violence, urges Turkmenistan to conduct restrained, open investigation
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
LISBON, 11 December 2002- Expressing his concern to hear of the attack on President Saparmurad Niyazov of Turkmenistan that occurred in Ashgabad on 25 November, the OSCE CiO has called on Turkmenistan to investigate rapidly, but...
OSCE symposium discusses role of Turkmenistan within Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
ASHGABAD, 12 December 2002- Turkmenistan's role in Central Asia as an "independent and neutral country" was the focus of an international symposium this week, opened by the Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, in the country's...
Budva roundtable discusses treatment of long-term prisoners
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
BELGRADE, 11 December 2002- High-level officials from justice ministries of six south-eastern Europe countries, legal experts and representatives of international organisations will participate in a roundtable on the "Treatment of...
OSCE Mission constructs playgrounds for children in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
BELGRADE, 11 December 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), in co-ordination with local authorities, will re-construct three playgrounds for children in southern Serbia before the end of the year. The...
OSCE mission in Skopje organizes first Youth Leadership Conference
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
SKOPJE, 11 December 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Nansen Dialogue Center (NDC) Skopje will host their first Joint Youth Leadership Conference in Mavrovo on 13-15 December. 30 students aged...
OSCE Media Representative concerned at human rights situation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 12 December 2002
VIENNA, 12 December 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, voiced his concern over the recent arrest in Turkmenistan of Russian journalist Leonid Komarovsky, allegedly in connection with an attack...
Awareness initiative to be launched for 22 December Montenegrin presidential election
Publishing date: 12 December 2002
BELGRADE/PODGORICA, 12 December 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Council of Europe will launch a TV, press and billboard awareness initiative in Montenegro tomorrow, 13 December, to encourage...
OSCE Mission welcomes Croatia's adoption of Minority Law
Publishing date: 13 December 2002
ZAGREB, 13 December 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission, Ambassador Peter Semneby, today welcomed Croatia's adoption of a new Constitutional Law on National Minorities, noting the adoption of a good minority law has been a...
OSCE Kosovo Mission happy with Council of Europe report on elections
Publishing date: 13 December 2002
PRISTINA, 13 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, expressed today his satisfaction with the Council of Europe (CoE) report on the OSCE-run municipal elections last November...