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OSCE Chairmanship concerned about media situation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
THE HAGUE, 25 July 2003- The Netherlands Chairmanship of the OSCE is concerned about the recent decision of the National Commission on Television and Radio in Armenia not to award broadcasting licences to two independent television...
Council of Europe Secretary General highlights human trafficking in OSCE address
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
VIENNA, 24 July 2003- The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Walter Schwimmer, today stressed the need for co-ordinated and decisive action by European institutions in consolidating democracy and the rule of law...
International experts complete Montenegro visit on human trafficking case
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
PODGORICA, 24 July 2003- An international team of independent experts appointed by the Council of Europe and the OSCE visited the Republic of Montenegro on 21-24 July 2003 in response to an invitation made by the Government of Montenegro to...
OSCE Presence in Albania chairs property discussion
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
TIRANA, 24 July 2003- Issues related to property restitution and compensation should be dealt with in a fully democratic manner, said the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, at a discussion he chaired today. Lipponen...
OSCE minorities commissioner welcomes Tajikistan's willingness to promote inter-ethnic relations
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
DUSHANBE, 24 July 2003- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, discussed the situation of national minorities, including issues related to education, language use and political participation, on a three-day visit to...
OSCE adopts Action Plan to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 24 July 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted an Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings which envisages new measures against this modern form of slavery at national and international level. The OSCE's 55 participating...
Vocational education school invests in Kosovo's future
Publishing date: 23 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 23 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, today inaugurated vocational training workshops run by the Danish Production School (DPS) in Kosovo's Zvecan municipality. The school offers a combination...