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OSCE Centre promotes discussion on independence of the judiciary in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
DUSHANBE, 5 May 2006- Independence of the judiciary in Tajikistan and compliance with international standards and OSCE commitments were the focus of today's meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and the National Association of...
OSCE holds training course on combating sexual violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 4 May 2006- Preventing and prosecuting sexual crimes was the focus of a training course for Armenian prosecutors and investigators that ended today in Yerevan. The two-day event was organized by the OSCE Office...
OSCE Centre promotes public discussion in Kazakhstan on media reform
Publishing date: 4 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ALMATY, 4 May 2006- Freedom of the media in Kazakhstan and compliance of national legislation with international standards and OSCE commitments were reviewed by participants of today's roundtable meeting in Almaty. The event, organized by the OSCE...
OSCE Mission, UNHCR establish working group on Roma issues
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 3 May 2006- The OSCE Mission and the UNHCR Representation to Serbia and Montenegro held the first meeting yesterday of the Interagency Working Group on Roma in Serbia...
OSCE Mission condemns property rights-related violence
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
PRISTINA, 3 May 2006- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jens Modvig, today strongly condemned recent violent incidents linked to property disputes...
OSCE Centre supports conference on tourism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
ASHGABAD, 3 May 2006- Current and future challenges facing the tourism industry in Turkmenistan are the focus of a two-day conference that began today in Ashgabad. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad and...
To mark World Press Freedom Day, international organizations urge governments to combat violence against journalists
Publishing date: 2 May 2006
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, 2 May 2006- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the media freedom watchdogs of four of the world's leading international organizations have urged governments not to let violence against media personnel go unpunished...