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OSCE Chairman expresses consternation at Ukraine's decision to return Uzbek asylum seekers
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
BRUSSELS, 17 February 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht has expressed his consternation at the decision taken by the Ukrainian authorities to extradite 11 Uzbek asylum seekers back to Uzbekistan. "This forcible repatriation...
OSCE unites on steps to ensure press freedom and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 17 February 2006- An informal OSCE meeting, called by the Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, yesterday discussed the valuable contribution the Organization might make in response to the controversy over the recent...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo leaders to begin decentralization process, continue standards implementation
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA/MITROVICA, 16 February 2006- During a one-day visit to Kosovo today, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, told political leaders in Pristina the implementation of standards and the start of a decentralization...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht calls for measured response to Georgian Parliament resolution
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
PRISTINA, 16 January 2006- Commenting on yesterday's resolution of the Georgian Parliament on peacekeeping operations in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has called for...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports further election legislation improvement
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
SKOPJE, 16 February 2006- A report recommending improvements in election legislation compiled by the OSCE-supported NGO Coalition "All for Fair Trials" was presented recently to authorities in Skopje...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent to present handbook on human rights commitments
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
TASHKENT, 16 February 2006- A handbook featuring fundamental OSCE human rights obligations and documents will be presented tomorrow in Tashkent...
OSCE Centre helps train Turkmenistan customs and border guards to detect drugs
Publishing date: 15 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASHGABAD, 15 February 2006- Customs officials and border guards from throughout Turkmenistan are taking part in training courses on intercepting illicit drugs, organized by the UNODC with the support of the OSCE Centre in...