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OSCE Mission to Serbia, ODIHR and civil society partners to follow election of judges to High Judicial Council
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 December 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and civil society organization Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) are to follow the election on 21 December of judges to Serbia’s High Judicial Council...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link praises release of Leyla Yunus
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 9 December 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the release from custody of Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus, following a request from her lawyers based on her deteriorating health...
OSCE Mission to Serbia, ODIHR and civil society partners to follow elections of prosecutors
Publishing date: 30 November 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Rule of law
BELGRADE, 30 November 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the civil society organization Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) will monitor on 1 December 2015 the elections of prosecutors to the Serbia’s State Prosecutorial Council (SPC)...
OSCE Mission to Serbia and ODIHR prepare with civil society partners to follow elections to judicial self-administration bodies
Publishing date: 9 November 2015
Content type: News
What we do: Rule of law
The laws, rules and procedures for jointly assessing the upcoming elections of judges and prosecutors to the High Judicial Council and State Prosecutorial Council were the focus of a workshop in Belgrade on 6 November 2015, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) NGO...
ODIHR Director expresses concern about continued detention and sentencing of foreign nationals in the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 27 August 2015 – Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today expressed his concern about the conviction and sentencing of three foreign nationals and continued detention of a number of Ukrainian nationals in the Russian Federation...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on United Kingdom’s general election recommends addressing equality of vote and reviewing campaign finance provisions
Publishing date: 23 July 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
Addressing the deviation in the size of constituencies to ensure equality of the vote and accelerating the disclosure of campaign finance reports are among the main recommendations contained in a final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 7 May 2015 general election in the United Kingdom...
CORRECTION: OSCE/ODIHR Director Link congratulates Roberto Montella on election as Secretary General of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
PLEASE FIND BELOW THE CORRECT VERSION OF THE PRESS RELEASE. WARSAW, 6 July 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today congratulated Italy’s Roberto Montella on his election as Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA).