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Round table discussion on pre-trial criminal procedures in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 July 2000
PRISTINA, 27 July 2000-- The relationship between the courts and the police with regard to pre-trial criminal procedures is the focus of a two-day roundtable discussion...
On 1 August, landmark Helsinki Final Act turns 25
Publishing date: 27 July 2000
VIENNA, 27 July 2000-- On 1 August 1975, Heads of State or Government of 35 nations from Europe, Canada and the United States signed the Conference on Security and Co-operation in...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses concern about recent action against human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 27 July 2000-- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, is worried by reports on the harassment of human rights activists in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE Mission to BiH OSCE hosted seminar on parliamentary reform and gender equality
Publishing date: 18 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
SARAJEVO. 18 July 2000-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a two-day seminar on Parliamentary Reform, Gender Equality Machinery, Parliamentary Committees and...
OSCE provides District Courts with generators donated by the British Government
Publishing date: 7 July 2000
PRISTINA, 7 July 2000-- the OSCE will soon be delivering a large (113 KVA) generator to each of the five District Courts in Kosovo. The British Government...
Troika Ministers address pressing OSCE issues at Bucharest meeting
Publishing date: 5 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed), OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Elections
BUCHAREST, 5 July 2000-- The Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika-- Benita Ferrero-Waldner of Austria, Petre Roman of Romania, and Espen Barth Eide (State Secretary) of...
Ombudsperson's Institution for Kosovo formed
Publishing date: 3 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 3 July 2000-- The Ombudsperson\'s Institution, created by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, is soon to be established. The Special Representative of the Secretary General, Dr Bernard...