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Tajik law enforcement bodies call for improvement of the criminal procedural code
Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KHUJAND, 12 March 2002- A series of OSCE training seminars for law enforcement personnel on human and civil rights during arrest, detention and pre-trial investigation has concluded in the Sughd province, Tajikistan...
OSCE/ODIHR urges Moldovan Government to investigate apprehension of Gagauz politician
Publishing date: 8 March 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 8 March 2002- The ODIHR today urged the Government of Moldova to investigate in a transparent manner the circumstances of the apprehension of Gagauz politician Ivan Burgudji...
OSCE's human rights office welcomes registration of independent NGO in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 7 March 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today welcomed the formal registration of the Independent Human Rights Organization by the Uzbek Ministry of Justice earlier this week...
OSCE/ODIHR Director concludes assessment visit ahead of Ukrainian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 5 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 5 March 2002- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, today concluded a two-day assessment visit to Kyiv ahead of the Ukrainian parliamentary elections...
OSCE/ODIHR to send expanded observation mission to monitor Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 28 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will send an expanded observation mission to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
OSCE Presence in Albania and ODIHR urge implementation of election recommendations
Publishing date: 27 February 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 27 February 2002- Two election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tirana from 18 to 26 February to support the OSCE Presence there in its efforts to follow-up on recommendations...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 26 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in Ukraine to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 March...