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OSCE Mission to Skopje helps rural communities learn about their rights and police procedures
Publishing date: 7 December 2005
SKOPJE, 7 December 2005- Raising public awareness on citizens' rights in police procedure was the aim of a series of workshops completed today in the Tetovo area...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses concern at escalation of tension in Georgia
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005- Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel, announced his concern at news of the arrest by Georgian military police of two South Ossetian police officers and the detention of three Georgian police and nine civilians by South Ossetia...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office says participating States have "no free ride" on adhering to their commitments
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005- Closing the 13th Ministerial Council of the OSCE on Tuesday, the Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, reminded States that they could not expect "a free ride" when it came to living up to the...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on gender issues in Kyrgyz legislation
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
BISHKEK, 6 December 2005- Gender perspective in the country's legislative acts was discussed at today's meeting on amendments to the law on political parties, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the Committee of Social Policy of the...
Kazakh election flawed despite some administrative improvements
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 5 December 2005- Despite some improvements in the election administration prior to election day, the 4 December presidential election in Kazakhstan did not meet a number of OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic...
Chairman-in-Office says Kazakhstan election points to need to open up political life
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Responding to the preliminary statement of the OSCE observation mission on the Kazakh presidential election, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel said the findings pointed to a continued need to open up political life...
OSCE Office in Yerevan promotes Aarhus Convention principles and values
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 5 December 2005- A two-day training course for advocates and judges on public access to justice on environmental matters was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Public Environmental Information Centre (Aarhus Centre) in...