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OSCE Chairman-in-Office voices deep concern at "harsh" jail sentence imposed on Belarusian opposition leader
Publishing date: 14 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 14 July 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern following the announcement yesterday of guilty verdicts and a jail sentence on Dr. Alexander Kozulin, an opposition candidate...
OSCE Chairman condemns today's jailing of Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich and calls for his immediate release
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
SOFIA, 27 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed deep concern about the imprisonment of Belarus's main opposition leader, Alyaksandr Milinkevich, and other activists in Minsk today...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht concerned over continuous detentions amid post-election developments in Belarus
Publishing date: 23 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
BRUSSELS, 23 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern at the continuing arrests, detentions and arbitrary court trials of political and civil society activists after the 19 March...
ODIHR Director's mandate extended
Publishing date: 28 February 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 28 February 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, has welcomed the decision of the Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Chairman discusses Central Asia and Kosovo with U.S. Secretary of State
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed concern about the situation in Uzbekistan and the plight of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan during talks with the U.S. Secretary of State...
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...
Statement by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dr. Dimitrij Rupel on the situation in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 20 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 20 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, calls on Uzbekistan as a participating State of the OSCE and a member of other international organizations to allow an independent...