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OSCE Office supports workshop on cross-border co-operation for Afghan and Tajik senior border officers
Publishing date: 23 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 23 October 2009- A five-day OSCE workshop that fostered cross-border co-operation between Tajikistan's Border Troops and its neighbouring countries' Border Agencies concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Centre co-organizes anti-trafficking training seminar for judges
Publishing date: 19 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 19 October 2009- A two-day OSCE-organized training seminar for judges on how to best handle human trafficking cases began today in Astana.
OSCE raises judges' capacity to respond to human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 15 October 2009- An OSCE-supported conference on the protection of the rights of trafficked persons and the prosecution of traffickers started in Kyiv today.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes seminar to promote gender-sensitive legislation
Publishing date: 12 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 12 October 2009- Participants at an OSCE seminar that took place in Ashgabat today discussed the importance of laws that promote and protect gender equality...
Ukrainian NGO from Crimea to receive Van der Stoel prize 2009
Publishing date: 12 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 12 October 2009- An international jury led by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, will award the fourth Van der Stoel Prize to the Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research from Crimea...
OSCE/ODIHR launches book on human rights education for schools
Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and several partner organizations launched a resource book today on human rights education for primary and secondary schools...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...