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OSCE Head of Mission Kavalec on reforms with Brcko District BiH officials

Publishing date: 22 June 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), had online meetings with Brcko District BiH Mayor, Sinisa Milic and Assembly Speaker, Esed Kadric on 22 June 2020...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro congratulates citizens on its Independence Day

Publishing date: 20 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro congratulates the citizens of Montenegro on 21 May 2006, a day that commemorates Montenegro regaining its independence through a peaceful and democratic referendum...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan underlines importance of OSCE commitments at Parliament of Uzbekistan video conference

Publishing date: 4 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization
At the invitation of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, John MacGregor, participated at the video conference of the Parliament of Uzbekistan on 30 April 2020...

OSCE Presence brings together youth and Albanian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to discuss COVID-19 measures

Publishing date: 30 April 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Youth
Young people are agents of change, and they have a say also in the COVID-19 situation. With this aim, on 29 April 2020 in Tirana, the OSCE Presence in Albania brought together its Youth Advisory Group and the Albanian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Albania, the work of the Albanian Delegation and youth involvement...

Parliaments vital for strong democracies in times of crisis, OSCE human rights and parliamentary heads say

Publishing date: 21 April 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Democratization, Rule of law
Warsaw/Copenhagen, 21 April 2020 – A strong role for parliaments is crucial to the transparency and accountability of government measures as the COVID-19 pandemic puts our democracies to the test, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) said in a statement today...

Parliaments must continue to serve the people during coronavirus pandemic

Publishing date: 1 April 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Democratization
Op-ed by George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia)

Newly declared states of emergency must include a time limit and parliamentary oversight, OSCE human rights head says

Publishing date: 30 March 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Democratization
WARSAW, 30 March 2020 – Emergency legislation being adopted by governments across the OSCE region must include a time limit and guarantee parliamentary oversight, said the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) ahead of a vote in Hungary to extend emergency measures earlier adopted in the EU member state. ODIHR is systematically monitoring the content and consequences of the states of emergency being declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...