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OSCE and UN OHCHR in Kosovo mark International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 8 December 2010
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 December 2010- On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and Paul Miller, the Head of the Office in Kosovo for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) said the following:
Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
Publishing date: 24 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010- On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo informs communities about human rights protection mechanisms
Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 27 October 2010- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today a handbook of mechanisms for human rights protection...
Statement of Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo on World Habitat Day
Publishing date: 3 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 3 October 2010- Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement ahead of the World Habitat Day:
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports seminar to highlight role of civil service oversight board
Publishing date: 2 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
PRISTINE/PRISTINA, 2 September 2010- Sustainable and independent bodies for overseeing civil service are crucial for the strengthening of Kosovo's institutions, said participants in an OSCE-supported seminar that started in Mitrovice/Mitrovica today...
War crimes cases should be treated as priority, says OSCE Mission in Kosovo report
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 June 2010- War crimes cases in Kosovo must be dealt with in a timely manner and sufficient resources and support for witness protection are urgently needed, according to a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented today.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for sustainable solutions for displaced persons in Strpce/Shterpce
Publishing date: 8 April 2010
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 8 April 2010- Authorities need to begin providing sustainable solutions for displaced persons in the collective centres in Strpce/Shterpce municipality, concludes a report presented by OSCE Mission in Kosovo today...