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OSCE High Commissioner praises adoption of "minority law" in Yugoslavia

Publishing date: 28 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Democratization, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
THE HAGUE, 28 February- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus today praised the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for adopting the Law on the Protection of National Minorities. In a letter to the Minister of...

OSCE brings together partners in fight against human trafficking in Ukraine

Publishing date: 28 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
What we do: Combating human trafficking
KYIV, 28 February 2002- Two training seminars organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and international partners will focus on fighting trafficking in human beings in the Ukraine...

OSCE Presence in Albania and ODIHR urge implementation of election recommendations

Publishing date: 27 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections, Democratization
TIRANA, 27 February 2002- Two election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tirana from 18 to 26 February to support the OSCE Presence there in its efforts to follow-up on recommendations...

OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Ukraine

Publishing date: 26 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 26 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in Ukraine to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 March...

Byte-ing the bullet: OSCE offers computers in exchange for weapons in Georgia

Publishing date: 26 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Arms control
TBILISI, 26 February 2002- The OSCE Mission to Georgia today handed over three computers to a secondary school where parents had organized the voluntary hand-over of small arms, in response to a weapons collection campaign...

Informal talks at OSCE retreat

Publishing date: 25 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 25 February 2002-- On 23 and 24 February, a retreat was held at the Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg for Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Committee on Transparency and Accountability

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting addressed by Austrian President

Publishing date: 22 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 22 February 2002- "I see the holding of the First Winter Meeting in the premises of the OSCE as a further step towards strengthening the Parliamentary dimension of OSCE activities" stated the President of Austria, Dr. Thomas Klestil...