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OSCE Office sponsors "Olympiad" for schoolchildren in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 17 May 2004- Over 50,000 Azerbaijani schoolchildren had a chance to show their knowledge of political affairs during an "Olympiad" sponsored by the OSCE Office in Baku. Launched in April...
OSCE Field Office in Tajikistan helps youth gain business skills
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
GARM, 17 May 2004- A ten-day camp in Tajikistan's Rasht district which aims at helping the young people acquire business skills got under way here this week. Organized by the local OSCE Field Office...
OSCE Skopje Mission holds trial observation training for legal experts
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
SKOPJE, 17 May 2004- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, in close co-operation with the Council of Europe and the NGO coalition, All for Fair Trials, on Monday began a two-day training session on international fair trial standards...
OSCE/ODIHR calls for more civic awareness and less cynicism towards democratic institutions
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
WARSAW, 17 May 2004- The first OSCE conference on democratic institutions and governance concluded with a call for more civic awareness and civic education to counter the growing cynicism among the public towards democratic institutions...
OSCE Skopje Mission and Interior Ministry conduct police training on ethics
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
SKOPJE, 17 May 2004- The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Interior today launched the first training course for police officers on the Code of Police Ethics. The programme will be attended by more than 30 officers...
OSCE/ODIHR handbook emphasizes human rights of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 14 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization
WARSAW, 14 May 2004-A new handbook published by a leading European human rights organization, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, focuses on improving protection of the human rights of trafficking victims. It also provides...
OSCE Centre holds conference on gender-related issues for students in Central Asia
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality, Youth
DUSHANBE, 13 May 2004- Raising awareness of gender-related problems among students in Central Asia and preventing inequality in society is the aim of a conference that opened here today. Some 60 students from...