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OSCE Mission and Novi Sad District Court hold roundtable on training of court interns
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
NOVI SAD, 9 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Novi Sad District Court held a first joint roundtable today to present and critically assess the training programme of interns developed by the Court...
OSCE Chairman denounces detentions in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SOFIA, 8 July 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy expressed grave concern on Thursday over recent developments in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and called for the immediate release of Georgian citizens detained by South Ossetian...
OSCE Office: Boosting NGOs' advocacy skills is essential for democratic process in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 8 July 2004- Campaigning techniques, lobbying and negotiation skills are the key components of a training course launched today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The project, aimed at building the capacity of NGOs to conduct public advocacy campaigns...
OSCE event in Armenia discusses prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing
Publishing date: 7 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism
YEREVAN, 7 July 2004- An OSCE meeting on preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism brought together leading Armenian decision-makers today in Yerevan. Armenian General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan joined about 30 parliamentarians and a...
OSCE Skopje Mission sponsors police reform workshop
Publishing date: 7 July 2004
SKOPJE, 7 July 2004- An OSCE-sponsored workshop on the involvement of civil society in police reform began in Skopje today. The event aims at identifying areas in which NGOs can provide input and work together with the police in the reform...
OSCE Mission welcomes Croatia's refugee return policy, calls for further action
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 6 June 2004- A report issued by the OSCE Mission to Croatia today welcomed the Croatian Government's commitment on refugee return and reconciliation and calls for further action to put this policy into practice. The Head of the OSCE Mission to...
OSCE Mission welcomes signing of agreement on inter-ethnic tolerance and co-operation in Belgrade
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 6 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomed today's signing in Belgrade of an agreement on inter-ethnic tolerance and co-operation by more than 40 cities and non-governmental organizations from south-eastern Europe...