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Head of OSCE Centre in Dushanbe welcomes new Tajik barristers' association
Publishing date: 31 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 31 March 2003- Ambassador Marc Gilbert, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, welcomed the establishment of a Tajik Barristers' Association that will promote lawyers' activity and help counterbalance other parts of the legal...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes Serbia and Montenegro's adoption of Council of Europe Statute
Publishing date: 31 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 31 March 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the adoption of the Council of Europe Statute by the state union Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. The adoption of the statute will enable the...
Baku workshop discusses combating money laundering and terrorism financing
Publishing date: 31 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism
BAKU, 31 March 2003- Participants at Azerbaijan's first National Workshop on Combating Money Laundering and Suppressing Financing of Terrorism agreed on the need for effective measures to fight against those crimes. The two-day event, which...
OSCE roundtable kicks off debate on minority participation in elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 28 March 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections, National minority issues
PODGORICA, 28 March 2003- An OSCE roundtable today initiated a broad debate on how to ensure more effective participation of minorities in the electoral process in Montenegro. The roundtable was organized in Ulcinj by the OSCE Office...
OSCE's human rights office calls for sustained political process in Chechnya
Publishing date: 28 March 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Elections
WARSAW, 28 March 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) yesterday called for a sustained political process in Chechnya. "Last weekend's referendum can only be considered a success if it is followed by a...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes Serbian government's efforts to remove illegally held weapons
Publishing date: 28 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 27 March 2003- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, today welcomed the decree of the Serbian authorities, aimed at removing illegally held weapons from society. This decree, which came...
Kosovo's Temporary Media Commissioner not to issue any further broadcast licenses
Publishing date: 28 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 28 March 2003- Kosovo's Temporary Media Commissioner (TMC) has announced that it will not issue any further broadcast licenses until a new body, the Independent Media Commission, will be established...