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OSCE Yerevan workshop focuses on identification of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 22 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
YEREVAN, 22 December 2003- An OSCE workshop on identification of human trafficking victims held in Yerevan marked a turning point in the development of a strategic partnership between the Armenian government and civil society actors in setting...
OSCE States pledge almost four million euros for assisting Georgia in 2004 elections
Publishing date: 19 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
TBILISI, 19 December 2003- As of today, almost four million euros have been pledged by 17 OSCE participating States for the "Georgia Elections Assistance Programme", said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Roy Reeve. Of this sum...
Mandate of OSCE Mission to Croatia extended to 31 December 2004
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council has extended today the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Croatia until 31 December 2004. It also gave full support to the Mission's report on Croatia and its principal findings. The OSCE Chair...
Journalism is more than a market product, says OSCE media watchdog in new study on media concentration in Europe
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 18 December 2003- Media concentration and foreign media ownership might turn out to be a structural obstacle for free and pluralistic media, according to the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve...
OSCE media freedom representative and Council of Europe concerned over death of journalist in Ukraine
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 18 December 2003- Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, voiced their concern today over the death of another journalist in Ukraine...
OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...
OSCE Mission concerned over shooting of media owner in Croatia
Publishing date: 17 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 17 December 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has expressed its concerns today over Monday night's shooting of one of the co-owners of Croatia's first commercial TV station, NOVA TV. The shots fired at Ivan Caleta resulted in serious leg...