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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR to increase efforts to bring human rights education to vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 26 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 March 2004- The OSCE's human rights body will increase its efforts to ensure that human rights education reaches vulnerable groups, such as Roma and Sinti, and will continue to include a gender perspective in all such education...
OSCE to hold seminar on professional skills and the market economy
Publishing date: 25 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
VIENNA, 25 March 2004- An international seminar focusing on the role of the OSCE in promoting and supporting the development of human capacity- in order to further economic reforms and enhance stability- will be held in Bishkek, next week...
OSCE Mission-sponsored documentary on refugees to be aired on Croatian TV
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 24 March 2004- Croatian Television (HTV) will air this week an independent documentary series on the return of refugees to the country. "Somebody's Land" was filmed and produced by...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, visiting Belgrade, condemns killings of police in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 24 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman Solomon Passy met senior government officials of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, as well as of Serbia, today and reiterated his strong condemnation of the violence in Kosovo. "Violence and
OSCE Centre to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 24 March 2004- A workshop that is aimed at encouraging women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, will take place in the town of Tokmok...
OSCE launches new anti-trafficking training programme for Moldovan judges and prosecutors
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
CHISINAU, 24 March 2004- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has inaugurated a new project aimed at training Moldovan judges and prosecutors in successful prosecution methods to combat human trafficking...
OSCE/ODIHR to monitor early Macedonian presidential election
Publishing date: 23 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/SKOPJE, 23 March 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission to monitor the early presidential election in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...