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OSCE Centre in Bishkek holds seminar on access to information
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 11 March 2004- Establishing better ties between government press services and independent media and ensuring access to information was the main topic of a seminar held in Bishkek on 9 and 10 March...
Copenhagen to host workshop on protecting human rights in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 10 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 10 March 2004- The need to respect and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism will be the subject of a workshop in Copenhagen on 15-16 March. The event will bring together...
OSCE human rights chief calls for dialogue between authorities and civil society in Georgia
Publishing date: 10 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
TBILISI/WARSAW, 10 March 2004- A sustained and close dialogue is needed between the Georgian authorities, non-governmental organizations and the international community to promote human rights and democracy, said Ambassador Christian Strohal...
Miklos Haraszti appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 9 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 9 March 2004- Miklos Haraszti has been appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media with effect from 10 March 2004. In a letter announcing Haraszti's appointment for a period of three years, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian...
OSCE Centre organizes study tour for Uzbek prison staff
Publishing date: 9 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 9 March 2004- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent has organised a trip for Uzbek prison staff to Kazakhstan this week to enable them to learn more about prison training facilities...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo marks International Women's Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 8 March 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and local non-governmental organizations held a series of events today to mark International Women's Day...
OSCE pilot policing project presented in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 5 March 2004- A pioneering OSCE project on community policing for Kyrgyzstan was presented with the launch of a local computer network at a Bishkek police station. Within the framework of the project, the Pervomayiskyi district...