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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...

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
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Countering terrorism, Policing
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
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism
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...

Annual OSCE human rights conference opens on Monday

Publishing date: 5 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 5 September 2002- The annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting will kick off on Monday, 9 September, in Warsaw with a speech by the former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari. More than 500 participants are expected at...

OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of presidential elections in Serbia

Publishing date: 2 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 2 September 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an election observation mission to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 29 September in the Republic of Serbia. The mission...

OSCE trains trainers on women's rights in Armenia

Publishing date: 2 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 2 September 2002- An OSCE training session on women's rights brought together 22 young women from all 11 marzes (regions in Armenia) representing a wide spectrum of society. Representatives of local authorities, academics, teachers...

OSCE/ODIHR dismisses calls for boycott of Montenegrin elections

Publishing date: 30 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 30 August 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today dismissed calls by some political parties for a boycott of the parliamentary elections in Montenegro scheduled for 6 October...