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OSCE and Council of Europe encourage consultation on freedom of assembly law in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
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, 3 June, 2005- The right to freedom of assembly was the focus of a meeting held by the OSCE and the Council of Europe in Yerevan today. It brought together government officials, parliamentarians, members of political parties, civil society...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes training for judges of the country's new administrative courts
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization
KYIV, 3 June 2005- New standards of administrative justice and administrative law were the focus of a five-day training course which ended today in Kyiv. Organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports local police efforts to increase road safety
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
SKOPJE, 3 June 2005- A country-wide public awareness campaign to increase road safety began today with the support of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. The Road Safety for All campaign is part...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo provisional authorities to maintain reform momentum
Publishing date: 2 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 2 June 2005- OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel urged Kosovo Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi on Thursday to maintain the momentum of reform in the province and ensure strict implementation of standards, especially in the area of minority protection...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes two reports on hate crimes and education on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism
Publishing date: 2 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 2 June 2005- Two reports giving an overview of education on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and the prevention of hate crimes in the OSCE area have been published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Centre sponsors art competition for children in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 2 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 2 June 2005- Children of all ages took part in an art competition in the Turkmenistan capital, using art forms to express concern about the world, suggest possible solutions for these concerns and share their dreams, expectations and hopes...
OSCE Chairman's representative recommends code of conduct for Kyrgyz presidential candidates
Publishing date: 1 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 1 June 2005- Alojz Peterle, the OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative for Central Asia, called on Kyrgyzstan's presidential candidates today to agree a politically binding code of conduct for the 10 July election, which he said was vital...