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OSCE/ODIHR human rights chief calls on Azeri authorities to recognise violations during presidential election
Publishing date: 20 November 2003
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, Elections
BAKU/WARSAW, 20 November 2003- Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, urged the authorities of Azerbaijan to acknowledge the serious violations that occurred during the election process...
Azerbaijan election failed to meet international standards, says OSCE/ODIHR
Publishing date: 13 November 2003
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, Elections
WARSAW, 13 November 2003- A report issued by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today concludes that the 15 October 2003 presidential election in Azerbaijan failed to meet OSCE commitments and other international standards...
OSCE Office in Baku alarmed over dismissals
Publishing date: 6 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 6 November 2003- The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed its alarm at the growing number of complaints and reports on dismissals of Azerbaijani citizens from their jobs allegedly on the basis of their political convictions...
OSCE Human Rights Head deplores wave of arrests in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 20 October 2003
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, Elections
WARSAW, 20 October 2003- Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has expressed deep concern over a wave of arrests of opposition party officials and supporters in the wake of...
OSCE CiO on Azeri presidential elections and his visit to the Southern Caucasus
Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 17 October 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has expressed concern about the post-election atmosphere in Azerbaijan, in which...
OSCE meeting tries to resolve NGO registration issues in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 12 August 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
BAKU, 12 August 2003- The problems facing local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in registering with state authorities is the focus of a meeting which opened today in the Azeri capital, Baku. Through this meeting, which is the first in a...
OSCE meeting on reform of Azerbaijan's border service opens in Baku
Publishing date: 14 July 2003
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, 14 July 2003- An OSCE roundtable on the reform of Azerbaijan's border guard service opened today in the Azeri capital, Baku. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the...