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OSCE Mission and Serbian Ministry of Interior to hold regional conference on organized crime
Publishing date: 13 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 13 December 2004- Improving the exchange of operational information and advancing regional co-operation in the fight against the illegal trade in narcotics is the focus of a conference to be held in Belgrade on 14 and 15 December...
OSCE Media Freedom Head comments on joint declaration on access to information
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 10 December- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today offered his comments on the joint declaration on access to information, which he recently signed together with...
Human Rights Day: ensuring democracy through fair elections and strong institutions
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
WARSAW, 10 December 2004- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Christian Strohal, today stressed the essential importance of transparent, fair and democratic electoral processes within a...
OSCE Mission observes International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
PRISTINA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) is observing International Human Rights Day by organizing several events today, which will be carried out by OSCE-established Human Rights Clubs. "The observance of...
Forum co-held by OSCE Skopje Mission supports better representation of women in politics
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 10 December 2004- Increasing the participation of women in politics is the focus of a forum that opened today in Skopje, jointly organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. The forum marks the completion of the...
OSCE Mission issues statement condemning violent images in Serbian media
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 10 December 2004- Faced with the increased number of front pages and news broadcasts featuring explicit images of victims of crime and of all forms of violence, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro calls on all professional and...
OSCE Office sponsors computer system to enhance police effectiveness in Baku
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Policing
BAKU, 10 December 2004- A new computer system which allows district police departments to build a common database of violations, accidents and crimes, started working today in Baku. Created with the help of the OSCE Office...