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OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for energetic and peaceful election campaign in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
LISBON, 10 September 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, welcomed the official start today of the 45-day election campaign period for the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Kosovo and called...
OSCE report confirms trend towards abolition of death penalty
Publishing date: 10 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 10 September 2002- The OSCE's 2002 death penalty report confirms the ongoing trend towards the abolition of capital punishment. The report was released today on the margins of the OSCE's annual human rights conference in Warsaw...
Portuguese Chairmanship urges Belarus to comply with OSCE commitments
Publishing date: 10 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 10 September 2002- The Portuguese OSCE Chairmanship has issued the following statement: Despite all efforts made by the OSCE Chairmanship, through direct contacts with Minsk, to overcome the current difficulties between Belarus and the OSCE...
OSCE Mission to Croatia deplores attack on Vukovar Mayor's house
Publishing date: 9 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 9 September 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia deplores an attack on the property of Vukovar's Mayor, Vladimir Stengl, last Friday when unknown perpetrators threw an explosive device at his house. Fortunately the incident did not...
Chairman-in-Office stresses OSCE role in European security at annual human rights meeting
Publishing date: 9 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 9 September 2002- Recalling the terrorist attacks against the United States nearly a year ago, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, today stressed the important role the OSCE plays in European...
OSCE PA Vice-President Kimmo Kiljunen addresses international human rights conference
Publishing date: 9 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
COPENHAGEN, 9 September 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) Vice-President, Kimmo Kiljunen MP (Finland), addressed the Opening Plenary Session of the OSCE Human Dimension...
OSCE plays key role in fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 6 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 6 September 2002- The 55-nation OSCE is well suited to the complex task of preventing and fighting international terrorism and can serve as a valuable resource in helping to focus the efforts of participating States and other regional...