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OSCE human rights body launches information system and hate incidents report
Publishing date: 12 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 12 October 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today launched a tolerance and non-discrimination information system that focuses on issues such as hate incidents, xenophobia and religious freedom in the OSCE's...
OSCE Centre launches magazine and website on gender issues in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 12 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 12 October 2006- Raising the awareness of local authorities, community leaders and non-governmental organizations on gender issues is the aim of an OSCE-sponsored magazine "Window to the World" and website presented today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Secretary General makes first visit to partner state Mongolia
Publishing date: 11 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
ULAANBAATAR, 11 October 2006- The Secretary General of the OSCE, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, made a two-day trip to Mongolia this week for talks with the country's President and other officials. Ambassador de Brichambaut...
OSCE in Kyiv launches website in Ukrainian
Publishing date: 10 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 10 October 2006- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine today launched a Ukrainian-language website (http://www.oscepcu.org) to inform citizens, state authorities, civil society and journalists about the Co-ordinator's activities...
OSCE parliamentary body president condemns murder of Russian investigative journalist
Publishing date: 10 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
COPENHAGEN, 10 October 2006- The Secretary General of the OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly, Spencer Oliver, attended the funeral of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya today while the Assembly's president, Goran Lennmarker condemned her murder...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes expert discussion of law that decriminalizes defamation
Publishing date: 10 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BAKU, 10 October 2006- Azerbaijan's first draft law on defamation was presented at a roundtable meeting held today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The draft would decriminalize defamation...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan's president to decriminalize defamation
Publishing date: 9 October 2006
Content type: Press release
BAKU, 9 October 2006- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Miklos Haraszti, today urged Azerbaijan's president and foreign minister to decriminalize defamation...