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Bulgarian parliamentary elections generally in line with international election standards

Publishing date: 18 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 18 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The 17 June parliamentary elections in Bulgaria were generally in line with international standards on democratic elections, concluded the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today in Sofia...

OSCE/ODIHR Director visits Chechnya to assess human rights situation

Publishing date: 14 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 14 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Gérard Stoudmann, visited Chechnya on 13 and 14 June on a fact-finding mission to assess the human rights situation

British MP Bruce George to lead OSCE observation of Albanian elections

Publishing date: 13 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 13 June 2001 (OSCE)-- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Bruce George, MP (United Kingdom) will lead the OSCE Observers for the Parliamentary Elections in Albania on Sunday 24 June 2001

Third "Round Table on Elections" completes its work in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 13 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ALMATY, 13 June 2001 (OSCE)-- On 11 June, the third \"Round Table on Elections\" took place in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, under OSCE auspices. The aim of the round table process is to discuss ways of improving election legislation

Crisis management workshop held in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Publishing date: 6 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
SKOPJE, 6 June 2001 (OSCE)- Police officers and mayors from the western part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are attending a two-day workshop on crisis management organized by the OSCE. Two officers from the police service...

Tashkent conference focuses on pre-trial investigation

Publishing date: 2 June 2001
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
TASHKENT, 2 June 2001 (OSCE)-- Judicial supervision over pre-trial investigation in Uzbekistan was the topic of a meeting held in Tashkent on 1 and 2 June. The conference agenda included a review of Uzbek national criminal procedure...

Political support for domestic election observers is growing in the OSCE

Publishing date: 31 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 31 May 2001 (OSCE)- Political support for domestic election observation groups is growing within the OSCE. This is one of the main results of a high-level OSCE meeting on elections which closes today...