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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania marks 10th anniversary
Publishing date: 27 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania marks its 10th anniversary today. It was created by an OSCE Permanent Council decision on 27 March 1997 in response to the breakdown of law and order in the country...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains NGOs to help trafficking victims
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 26 March 2007- Twenty five NGO representatives are taking part in a training course on helping victims of human trafficking, organized this week by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union...
OSCE Representative marks 200th anniversary of slave trade abolition
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, issued the following statement today...
OSCE Chairman condemns shooting of Georgian policemen in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his deep concern today about Sunday's fatal shooting of two Georgian policemen in the Didmukha area in the west of the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict...
OSCE Chairman offers condolences over death of Armenian prime minister
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
MADRID, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Armenia and the family of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan who died on Sunday...
ODIHR trains Kazakh lawyers for jury trials
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
ALMATY, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started today a training course for Kazakh lawyers on effective representation of clients in jury trials...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports publications on elections
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 26 March 2006- The electoral process in Armenia, as well as the corresponding legislation and its practical implementation during the 12 May parliamentary elections are the focus of two new publications presented in Yerevan today...