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OSCE meeting promotes co-operation on dealing with labor migration in Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 24 June 2003- Government representatives and high-ranking officials from four Central Asian states and the Russian Federation are meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, today in an effort to improve co-operation in dealing with...
OSCE Envoy urges focus on dialogue and NGOs in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 June 2003- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who is Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening civil society and regional co-operation in helping...
Head of OSCE Centre in Dushanbe welcomes new Tajik barristers' association
Publishing date: 31 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 31 March 2003- Ambassador Marc Gilbert, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, welcomed the establishment of a Tajik Barristers' Association that will promote lawyers' activity and help counterbalance other parts of the legal...
OSCE Chairman's Central Asia Envoy Ahtisaari encourages Tajikistan to pursue democratization
Publishing date: 25 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 25 March 2003- The Personal Envoy for Central Asia of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, encouraged Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmonov to continue with the valuable efforts...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office appoints former Finnish President Ahtisaari as personal envoy for Central Asia
Publishing date: 13 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
THE HAGUE, 13 March 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has appointed the former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, as his personal envoy for the Central Asian region. This region consists...
Draft Tajik law on gender equality discussed at OSCE roundtable
Publishing date: 10 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 10 March 2003- Participants in an OSCE roundtable in Dushanbe welcomed the initiative of the Tajik Government to draft a law on gender equality. "This roundtable proves that the Government is seriously directing its attention at...
Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province. Thirty-five of the 43...