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OSCE/ODIHR and partners promote better legislation and regulation in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus at Tbilisi conference
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Tools and mechanisms to make legislative processes transparent and laws more effective were discussed at a two-day conference, co-organized by OSCE/ODIHR, on 20 and 21 October 2011 in Tbilisi...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits NDC Skopje, winner of 2011 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: News
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 the Rajko Zinzifov primary school in the Čair municipality of Skopje on 20 October 2011...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns killing in Dobrushë/Dobruša
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 21 October 2011 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, condemned today the killing of one Kosovo Serb and the wounding of two others in Dobrushë/Dobruša village in western Kosovo...
OSCE Centre in Astana launches seminars for judges on human rights protection at pre-trial stages
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 21 October 2011 – The first of three OSCE-supported training seminars for local judges to promote human rights protection at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings through better judicial review was launched in Almaty today...
Ukraine’s draft parliamentary election law can be made fairer, say ODIHR and the Venice Commission
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Ukraine’s draft law on parliamentary elections could go further to ensure fully democratic elections, says a joint opinion by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission...
OSCE Centre helps Kazakhstan improve oil spill management
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, 21 October 2011 – Kazakhstani government officials and oil industry executives concluded a two-day study tour today in the British port city of Southampton to learn about contemporary approaches to oil spill preparedness and response...
OSCE-supported Association of Women Police in Kyrgyzstan celebrates its first anniversary
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing