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OSCE Mission supports public awareness campaign of the Ombudsman in Montenegro
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
CETINJE, 21 April 2005- The Montenegrin Ombudsman, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, today invited students of the Cetinje Arts Faculty to compete for the design of a new logo and slogan for the Ombudsman Institute of...
OSCE Skopje Mission offers legal training focusing on European human rights convention
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
SKOPJE, 21 April, 2005- A training course for lawyers on the European Convention on Human Rights will take place from 22 to 24 April in Ohrid. It is being organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje in co-operation with...
Chairman offers Turkmen leadership OSCE's help to boost its participation in the Organization
Publishing date: 20 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASHGABAD, 20 April 2005- During his visit to Ashgabad, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today discussed ways to increase Turkmenistan's participation in OSCE activities. This would enable the country's voice to be better heard within...
OSCE Centre helps organize forum on human rights standards and security legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization
ALMATY, 20 April 2005- Legislative initiatives in the field of national security and their compliance with international standards will be the focus of a forum in Astana on 22 April, which will bring together representatives of...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for increased attention to inter-ethnic relations in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 April 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: National minority issues
BISHKEK/THE HAGUE, 19 April 2005- Visiting Kyrgyzstan on 18 and 19 April 2005, Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, called on the current leadership of the country to take steps to strengthen social integration...
OSCE Chairman discusses elections, media freedom, good governance with Tajikistan's leaders
Publishing date: 19 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 19 April 2005- Good governance, democratic elections and media freedom are crucial for stabilizing the emerging civil society in Tajikistan and attracting international assistance and investments, OSCE Chairman Rupel said today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office in Yerevan enhances co-operation with Syunik province
Publishing date: 19 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 19 April 2005- Improved co-operation with the leadership and civil society of Armenia's most remote Syunik province was the aim of a recent visit by a delegation led by Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...