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Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 20 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW/PARIS/WASHINGTON, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) have noted reports about the conduct of “elections” that took place in Nagorno-Karabakh on July 19, 2012...
OSCE Special Representative publishes recommendations to Moldovan Government on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 19 July 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, published today recommendations to the Moldovan Government to advance continuing efforts to prevent human trafficking, assist trafficked persons and bring perpetrators to justice...
Statement of President Migliori on terrorist attack in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 July 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori today released the following statement in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed seven people at the Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. (in italiano qui sotto)...
Irish OSCE Chairmanship condemns attack in Burgas
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
DUBLIN, 19 July 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore, condemned today the attack against Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria...
Head of OSCE presence welcomes approval of new electoral code by Albanian parliament, calls for addressing immunities issue
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 19 July 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the approval of amendments to the Electoral Code by the Albanian Parliament...
Challenges remain in promoting community rights in Kosovo, says new report of OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 19 July 2012 – Despite an advanced legislative framework in place to protect and promote the rights of communities in Kosovo, only limited progress has been made in its implementation since 2010, says a report published today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Office holds workshops for journalists on freedom of religion and expression in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
National legislation on freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression, as well as OSCE and international human rights standards in the field are the topics of a three-day workshop for Armenian journalists held from 19 to 21 July 2012. It is organized by the non-governmental organization Collaboration for Democracy Centre with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...