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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR will monitor municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 15 August 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 15 August 2000- Following an invitation from His Excellency Aleksandar Dimitrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) will observe the
OSCE Presence in Albania denies allegations regarding 1998 referendum report
Publishing date: 2 August 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 1 August 2000-- The OSCE Presence in Albania has noticed that some newspapers keep reporting incorrect statements from party political sources...
ODIHR concerned over political developments in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 21 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 21 July 2000-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has expressed its concerns over negative trends in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
ODIHR deplores shortcomings in the new election law of Azerbaijan and hopes that improvements are still possible
Publishing date: 7 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 7 July 2000-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) considers that the law for...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office speaks out against torture
Publishing date: 26 June 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
Vienna, 26 June 2000- \"Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment constitute an attempt to destroy a fellow human being physically and mentally...\"
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 20 June 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 20 June 2000- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, welcomes the signing...
OSCE to intensify the fight against trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 20 June 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 20 June 2000-- The OSCE wrapped up its two-day meeting on trafficking in human beings today with a special session devoted to the work of NGOs. The participants...