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OSCE supports training for lawyers and judges on freedom of expression in Armenia
Publishing date: 31 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 1 November 2011 –– Two OSCE-supported workshops for legal counsel and judges aimed to promote freedom of expression in Armenia started today in Yerevan...
Bulgaria’s run-off elections underscore need for improvements in electoral process, OSCE/ODIHR observers say
Publishing date: 31 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 31 October 2011 – The second round of Bulgaria’s presidential and municipal elections was generally characterized by respect for fundamental freedoms but also underscored the need for further improving the electoral process, the observer mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement issued today...
Handover of war crimes training curriculum for judges and prosecutors
Publishing date: 31 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
BELGRADE, 31 October 2011 – The War Crimes Justice Project (WCJP) delivered a new comprehensive curriculum to judicial and prosecutorial training institutions in Belgrade, Pristina, Sarajevo and Zagreb today...
Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election was peaceful, but shortcomings underscore need to improve integrity of process
Publishing date: 31 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 31 October 2011- The presidential election in Kyrgyzstan was conducted in a peaceful manner, but shortcomings underscored that the integrity of the electoral process should be improved to consolidate democratic practice in line with international commitments, international observers concluded in a statement issued today...
Mongolia requests to become OSCE participating State
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 28 October 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today received a letter from Mongolia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Gombojav Zandanshatar, formally expressing Mongolia’s willingness to join the OSCE as a participating State...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo police launch traffic safety campaign
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, and the Assistant General Director of Operations of the Kosovo Police, Colonel Shefqet Beqaj, launched a traffic safety campaign for both drivers and pedestrians on 28 October 2011...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan brings politicians together with students
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 28 October 2011 – Leaders of all six political parties represented in the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan met with 50 university students today as part of a five-day seminar on democratic processes organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan with the support of educational institutions and nongovernmental organizations in Khujand...