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International observers concerned about deepening political impasse after Serbia's second failed presidential election
Publishing date: 9 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 9 December 2002- Following yesterday's repeat presidential election in Serbia, which again failed due to insufficient voter turnout, the international observers from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and...
OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 2 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 2 December 2002-- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 22 December in the Republic of Montenegro...
OSCE offers speedy care and advice to Albanian trafficking victims
Publishing date: 27 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TIRANA, 27 November 2002- Legal experts from the newly-formed OSCE Victims Assistance Team were on hand through the whole of Wednesday night offering immediate care and advice to victims of trafficking who had just been sent back from Italy. This...
Initiating a regional NGO network on anti-trafficking in southeast Europe
Publishing date: 26 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BELGRADE, 26 November 2002- Representatives of 23 non-governmental organizations from 11 different countries discussed the creation of a network of NGOs working on anti-trafficking issues in southeast Europe at a...
OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe to hold roundtable on improving electoral process in Albania
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- The second in a series of four roundtables aimed at improving the electoral process in Albania will be held on 22 and 23 November in Tirana. This...
OSCE hosts trial monitoring conference in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 November 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
TIRANA, 21 November 2002- A regional discussion on the monitoring of criminal trials brought legal personnel from the six OSCE field missions across south-eastern Europe together in Tirana this week...
OSCE continues training NGO members in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting
Publishing date: 19 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 19 November 2002- The OSCE Center in Dushanbe completed the second session of its training of representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting. The training...