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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges OSCE States to assist Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, calls for independent commission to investigate

Publishing date: 17 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 June 2010- Urgent support is needed to help stabilize the situation in Kyrgyzstan and assist neighbouring Uzbekistan to take care of tens of thousands of refugees, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek said today...

OSCE/ODIHR criminal justice forum for Central Asia charts directions for reform

Publishing date: 17 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 17 June 2010- The 2010 Expert Forum for Central Asia to discuss developments and trends in criminal justice reform in Central Asia and beyond opened in Dushanbe today...

OSCE human rights office, Turkmenistan agree to intensify co-operation

Publishing date: 17 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASHGABAT, 17 June 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Turkmenistan's authorities agreed to intensify co-operation on implementing the country's human rights commitments during a two-day visit by ODIHR...

OSCE media freedom representative, on a visit to Moscow, welcomes Russian Supreme Court's resolution on media law

Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
MOSCOW, 16 June 2010- OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatovic, on a two-day visit to Moscow, welcomed today the Russian Supreme Court's adoption of a resolution instructing lower courts how to interpret and implement the 1991 Media Law...

OSCE supports Press Council of Kosovo awareness campaign

Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 16 June 2010- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today launched the second phase of an awareness campaign to support the Press Council of Kosovo, the body in charge of handling complaints against newspapers...

OSCE, UN, EU Special Envoys say national unity and restoring security are key in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 16 June 2010- Wrapping up a visit to assess the situation in Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Envoy Zhanybek Karibzhanov reiterated today that restoring security, peace and rule of law were crucial in Kyrgyzstan...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps train police officers in supporting victims of domestic violence

Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
HOJA OBI GARM, Tajikistan, 16 June 2010- An OSCE-supported week-long training course for 20 law enforcement officials on working with domestic violence victims is being held this week in northern Tajikistan...