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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Seminar in Almaty prepares for Rio+10 Summit
Publishing date: 6 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
ALMATY, 6 May 2002- Economic and environmental issues in Central Asia will be the focus of a two-day seminar in Almaty. The seminar, to be held on 10-11 May, will be an important preparatory event for the World Summit in September 2002 in...
OSCE region has mixed record on media freedom, says OSCE's Media Representative Freimut Duve
Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the OSCE region had a mixed record on media freedom in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. "There is a lot to be proud of as well...
OSCE at important moment in its evolution, says new Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The new Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, said on Thursday that the Organization was at an important moment in its evolution but stressed that it should remain an effective forum...
Freimut Duve: Free media non-existent in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 30 April 2002- In light of the several cases of media harassment recently reported in Turkmenistan, OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the country lacks any freedom of expression. In a letter...
OSCE support to World Roma Congress in Poland
Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) wishes the participants of the 2nd Roma World Congress, which opens tomorrow, May 1, success in drafting and adopting constructive conclusions and...
Religious extremism and ways to respond it discussed at conference in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 29 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 29 April 2002- Religious extremism, its roots and the conditions under which it grows were discussed in the conference "Combating Extremism and Strengthening Democratic Institutions: Problems and Prospects", held in Dushanbe...
Independence of judiciary important to Kosovo's justice system
Publishing date: 29 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PRISTINA, 29 April 2002- The OSCE's latest overview of Kosovo's justice system has asked for assurances that international human rights standards will be further safeguarded. The report, launched today in Pristina as the fourth...