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OSCE Mission to Skopje supports campaign to spread knowledge about role of Ombudsman
Publishing date: 9 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education
SKOPJE, 9 September 2008- An OSCE-supported public campaign launched in Skopje today aims to raise public awareness about the role and functions of the Ombudsman so that the public can co-operate with the institution...
OSCE Centre workshop helps Kyrgyz authorities learn about good practices in ID processing
Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education, Policing, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 4 September 2008- Effective and secure processing, issuing and verification of identification- and travel-documents was the focus of a three-day OSCE workshop that ended today in Bishkek...
OSCE Office supports discussion on curbing use of student labour for cotton harvest
Publishing date: 28 August 2008
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 28 August 2008- Thousands of students in Tajikistan temporarily abandon their studies to work the cotton harvest, a concern that was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Office today in Khujand...
OSCE Office organizes summer camp for Armenian children
Publishing date: 27 August 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
KAPAN, Armenia, 27 August 2008- Some 80 disabled and socially disadvantaged children from Armenia's Syunik province are taking part in a summer camp on "Learning to Live Together" in Kapan, the provincial capital...
OSCE Presence, USAID publish book to assist implementation of domestic violence law
Publishing date: 31 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Education, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
TIRANA, 31 July 2008- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) published this week a judicial manual that will help courts to implement the country's law on domestic violence...
OSCE-supported regional police training centre opens in eastern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Education, Policing
BISHKEK, 31 July 2008- A regional Interior Ministry centre for training police officers in criminal investigation methods, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, opened today in Balykchy, Issyk Kul...
OSCE press freedom office trains media professionals to foster ethical standards and boost self-regulation
Publishing date: 29 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Education, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
ODESA, Ukraine, 29 July 2008- Promoting media self-regulation as a credible mechanism for upholding journalistic ethics and professionalism is the aim of a two-day OSCE training course that started in Odesa today...