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OSCE Office in Tajikistan co-organizes week of events to mark Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 10 December 2009- A multilingual arts event and a conference on integrating human rights in Tajikistan were held today as part of events co-organized by the OSCE Office to mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports conference for law students on International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, 10 December 2009- Law students, young academics and law school professors discussed Kazakhstan's international human rights commitments and mechanisms for their implementation at an OSCE Centre-supported conference in Almaty today...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat promotes women's role in public life
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TURKMENBASHI, 10 December 2009- Twenty-five female parliamentarians from Western Balkan and Central Asian countries, representatives of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan...
OSCE promotes dialogue on energy infrastructure security in Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
MINSK, 10 December 2009- An OSCE expert workshop on security of energy infrastructure in Eastern Europe started in Minsk today...
OSCE Office in Yerevan launches publication to mark International Anti-Corruption Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
YEREVAN, 9 December 2009- A new publication on fighting corruption in Armenia, prepared jointly by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and Prosecutor General's Office, was presented at the sixth annual anti-corruption forum held in Yerevan today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports community policing course for prevention officers
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
SKOPJE, 9 December 2009- The OSCE Mission to Skopje marked Community Policing Day with a graduation ceremony today for 150 police officers and inspectors who completed an OSCE-supported training course on community policing...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo assesses communities' rights, urges institutions to implement law
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 December 2009- The implementation of effective policies for the integration of communities in cultural, social, economic and public life is key to building a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo, concludes an OSCE report published today.