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OSCE Chairman repeats calls for an investigation into Andijan events following OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 20 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
LJUBLJANA, 20 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office has reiterated his call for a credible, independent and international investigation into the events in Andijan following a report from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about four deported Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 14 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law
LONDON, 14 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today he was deeply concerned about the fate of four asylum seekers, who were returned to Uzbekistan Friday by authorities in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Tashkent centre co-organizes conference on international best practices in criminal procedure
Publishing date: 26 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
TASHKENT, 26 May 2005- International best practices in arrest and pre-trial detention were the focus of a conference that ended today in the Uzbek capital. Practical implications of transferring authority for arrest and pre-trial detention to courts...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent calls for international involvement in investigating the Andijan events
Publishing date: 20 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, 20 May 2005- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, has appealed to the Uzbek Government to allow international involvement in the investigation of the Andijan events last week. Speaking to human rights...
Head of OSCE Centre in Uzbekistan offers assistance in resolving current unrest
Publishing date: 14 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 14 May 2005- Expressing serious concern about the latest developments in eastern Uzbekistan, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, reiterated today that the OSCE was ready to assist in any way it could...
OSCE Chairman discusses Organization's role in Central Asia with Uzbek President
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights
LJUBLJANA, 17 March 2005- The OSCE's role in ensuring stability and security in Central Asia was one of the main topics discussed by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel in talks with Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov on Thursday. "I warmly...
OSCE Centre launches training sessions for Uzbek prosecutors
Publishing date: 26 January 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TASHKENT, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent today started the practical skills training on ethics, trial preparation and improving analytical and leadership abilities for Uzbek prosecutors in Charvak, Uzbekistan. The year-long project is...