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New strategy in Serbia and Montenegro aims at integrating, empowering Roma
Publishing date: 7 April 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE, 7 April 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the new strategy aimed at integrating and empowering the Roma community. The strategy, which was adopted by the National Council of the Roma National Minorities, and...
OSCE Centre/ODIHR hold conference on prison sentences in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 April 2004
Content type: Press release
DUSHANBE, 1 April 2004- Alternatives to prison sentences in Tajikistan were the focus of discussion at an international conference held in Dushanbe on 30 and 31 March. The two-day event...
Georgian parliamentary elections demonstrate continued progress
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 29 March 2004- The 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections, concludes the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR to increase efforts to bring human rights education to vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 26 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 March 2004- The OSCE's human rights body will increase its efforts to ensure that human rights education reaches vulnerable groups, such as Roma and Sinti, and will continue to include a gender perspective in all such education...
OSCE/ODIHR to monitor early Macedonian presidential election
Publishing date: 23 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/SKOPJE, 23 March 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission to monitor the early presidential election in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
Russian election generally well administered but lacking elements of a genuine democratic contest
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MOSCOW, 15 March 2004- The Russian Presidential Election on 14 March was generally well administered and reflected the consistently high public approval rating of the incumbent president but lacked elements of a genuine democratic contest...
OSCE/ODIHR urges improvement to voter lists and election law well ahead of next parliamentary elections in Albania
Publishing date: 12 March 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA/WARSAW, 12 March 2004- Albanian political parties should swiftly re-start the electoral reform process to ensure improvement to voter lists and amendment of the Electoral Code in line with ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations well...