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OSCE meeting supports parliamentary initiatives in SE Europe
Publishing date: 28 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 28 January 2003- A two-day meeting of parliamentary experts from OSCE institutions and south-east European missions has just ended in agreement to boost support for projects aimed at tackling regional issues such as organized crime...
OSCE calls for immediate review of trial of Kazakh journalist Duvanov
Publishing date: 28 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW/VIENNA, 28 January 2003- The two OSCE institutions dealing with human rights and media freedom today expressed their concern about the trial of Kazakh journalist and human rights defender Sergei Duvanov and called for an immediate review...
OSCE's human rights office expresses concern over early date set for Kyrgyz constitutional referendum
Publishing date: 24 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
WARSAW, 24 January 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is concerned that the constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan, scheduled to take place on 2 February, may be premature...
OSCE media watchdog criticises U.S. Patriot Act
Publishing date: 23 January 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, 23 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today criticised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the United States for monitoring...
OSCE Mission offers to help develop new constitution for Serbia
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
BELGRADE, 22 January 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today met the Acting Serbian President, Natasa Micic, to discuss how the OSCE could best support the drafting of a new Serbian...
OSCE Baku Office leads study tour of business development projects near Vienna
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 22 January 2003- The OSCE Office in Baku will conduct a three-day study tour next week of industrial parks and development schemes for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the Danube Basin...
OSCE supports "Social Partnership" club to promote stability in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, National minority issues
DUSHANBE, 22 January 2003- National minorities policy was the main topic at the first roundtable of the newly established "Social Partnership" discussion club, held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe yesterday. "This unique forum for discussion is...