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Post-election trials reveal shortcomings in Armenia's justice system, new OSCE/ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 8 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
WARSAW, 8 March 2010- The conduct of the trials that took place in the aftermath of the March 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan reveals shortcomings in Armenia's justice system, concludes a report published today by the OSCE Office...
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement
Publishing date: 6 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PARIS, 6 March 2010- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yury Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today:
Closer co-ordination between OSCE, Council of Europe would benefit all states, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 5 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 5 March 2010- The OSCE and the Council of Europe work together well, but an even closer co-operation would be beneficial, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, State Secretary and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, following...
Monitoring crucial for press freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative in final report
Publishing date: 4 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 4 March 2010- Monitoring of the kind that takes place within the OSCE is crucial to encourage countries to uphold press freedom commitments, stressed Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator hosts conference to reduce children trafficking through jobs in Ukraine
Publishing date: 3 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities
KYIV, 3 March 2010- Economically empowering orphans to reduce their vulnerability to human trafficking is the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports today...
OSCE fosters police-media dialogue in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 3 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Policing
MINGACHEVIR, Azerbaijan, 3 March 2010- A roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Office in Baku to promote police-media dialogue in Azerbaijan started in Mingachevir today...
Violence and legal cases against journalists in Armenia highlighted in new compilation published with OSCE Office support
Publishing date: 3 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 3 March 2010- A compilation of articles discussing violence, intimidation and legal cases against journalists in 2008-2009 in Armenia, published with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was presented today...