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OSCE's 15th Ministerial Council begins in Madrid
Publishing date: 29 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 29 November 2007-The OSCE's 15th Ministerial Council began today in Madrid, with foreign ministers and high-level representatives from the 56 OSCE countries set to discuss a wide-ranging agenda...
OSCE presents report on fair trials in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 29 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 29 November 2007- An OSCE trial monitoring report released today in Kyrgyzstan identifies the public's right to attend trials, investigation of defendants' allegations of torture and the presumption of innocence among steps needed for fair...
OSCE Mission brings Kosovo and Serbian institutions together to promote solutions to displacement
Publishing date: 28 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 28 November 2007- Money must be made available to the Kosovo Property Agency so that it can carry out property restitution, the legal and institutional framework must be updated to accommodate the needs of displaced persons...
Armenians emigrate not only due to unemployment, but also low pay, according to study financed by OSCE Office
Publishing date: 28 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
YEREVAN, 28 November 2007- Unemployment and better pay abroad are the main reasons labour migrants leave Armenia to seek work abroad, according to a new study presented today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Ministerial Council set to start in Madrid
Publishing date: 28 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
MADRID, 28 November 2007- Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from the 56 OSCE countries gather in Madrid tomorrow for the start of the annual Ministerial Council...
15th anniversary of Uzbekistan's Constitution focus of conference supported by OSCE Project Co-ordinator
Publishing date: 28 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
TASHKENT, 28 November 2007- The fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of Uzbekistan's Constitution and its role in ensuring human rights was the topic of an OSCE Project Co-ordinator-supported conference held yesterday in Samarkand city...
At demonstrations, full freedom to report is as important as reporters' visibility, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 27 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 27 November 2007- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Miklos Haraszti, said today he welcomed negotiations by police and the journalistic community in Hungary to establish a joint policy on the handling of the press during street protests...