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OSCE and Azerbaijani authorities agree on co-operation following report on trial monitoring
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW/BAKU, 4 February 2005- The OSCE and Azerbaijani authorities have agreed to increase their co-operation on judicial and legal reform during a visit by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director...
OSCE Office in Baku voices concern over establishment of the Bar Association
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 11 November 2004- The OSCE Office in Baku is concerned about recent developments in the course of legal reforms in Azerbaijan. Attending the inaugural meeting of the Azerbaijan Bar Association last week, the OSCE Office in Baku observed that...
OSCE Office in Baku issues statement on conclusion of opposition leaders trial
Publishing date: 22 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
BAKU, 22 October 2004- The Office in Baku issued the following statement today: "The OSCE Office in Baku welcomes the end of the trials of the final group of defendants, arraigned on charges arising out of civil disturbances after the Presidential...
OSCE Office: Boosting NGOs' advocacy skills is essential for democratic process in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 8 July 2004- Campaigning techniques, lobbying and negotiation skills are the key components of a training course launched today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The project, aimed at building the capacity of NGOs to conduct public advocacy campaigns...
OSCE Office in Baku supports conference on reforms to Azerbaijani Bar System
Publishing date: 25 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 25 June 2004- The implementation of newly adopted amendments to the Law on Advocates and ways of ensuring that judicial reforms bring sustainable results were the focus of a conference supported by the OSCE Office in Baku. The two-day event...
OSCE Office in Baku launches project on human rights
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BAKU, 8 June 2004- Rapid reaction to human rights violations and investigation of known cases in preliminary detention facilities in Azerbaijan will be the focus of a project jointly launched by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Ombudsman Institution...
OSCE Chairman welcomes decision of Azerbaijani authorities to release prisoners
Publishing date: 18 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SOFIA, 18 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, returning to Sofia from a trip to the Caucasus, welcomed the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities to pardon 129 people and release them from prison...