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OSCE Office presents report on alternative sentencing in Armenia
Publishing date: 16 March 2005
YEREVAN, 16 March 2005- A research, study exploring prospects for non-custodial measures of punishment in Armenia, was presented today to the public. The main outcome of the research is that key actors involved in the criminal justice reform process...
OSCE Head of Mission condemns attack on Kosovo President
Publishing date: 15 March 2005
PRISTINA, 15 March 2005- The OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, expressed his shock and dismay at the apparent attack on President Ibrahim Rugova's convoy this morning...
Human rights are non-negotiable, OSCE Chairman tells UN human rights body
Publishing date: 15 March 2005
GENEVA, 15 March 2005- Addressing the UN Commission on Human Rights today, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, outlined the role of the human dimension within the OSCE and Slovenia's priorities for the OSCE in this...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office shocked by attack on Kosovo leader
Publishing date: 15 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
GENEVA, 15 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed his distress at hearing news of this morning's attack on the convoy of President Ibrahim Rugova in Pristina...
Milestone agreement initiates first phase of OSCE police assistance programme in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Policing
YEREVAN, 15 March 2005- The OSCE today launched the first phase of a Police Assistance Programme in Armenia with the signing of an agreement to refurbish the Police Training Centre. "Today marks a milestone in our endeavours within the Police...
Elections largely in accordance with international standards but significant irregularities in some areas, observers say in Skopje
Publishing date: 14 March 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 14 March 2005- The municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were in line with most OSCE and Council of Europe standards for elections, but failed to meet key commitments guaranteeing universal and equal suffrage and the...
Second round of Kyrgyz elections demonstrates need for further improvement, OSCE/ODIHR observers report
Publishing date: 14 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 14 March 2005- The 13 March second round of the parliamentary elections in the Kyrgyz Republic showed some technical improvements over the first round, but significant shortcomings remain, confirming the need to address the issues identified...