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OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues takes part in opening of Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia
Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
KAPAN, Armenia, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Jamila Seftaoui helped open OSCE-supported Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia today that aim to support women's active participation in the region's social...
OSCE Office organizes training course on monitoring right to health in Armenian detention facilities
Publishing date: 21 September 2009
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 21 September 2009- An OSCE Office-supported training course on the right to health and international standards in Armenia's detention facilities ended in Tsakhkadzor today...
OSCE Senior Police Adviser encourages further police reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing
YEREVAN, 17 July 2009- The Senior Police Adviser to the OSCE Secretary General, Kevin Carty, discussed Armenia's police reform with authorities during a visit to Yerevan today...
OSCE Office organizes human rights training for young activists from Armenia's regions
Publishing date: 14 July 2009
SEVAN, Armenia, 14 July 2009- Twenty-seven young activists and representatives of non-governmental organizations from Armenia's regions completed an OSCE-supported training course on human rights in Sevan today...
OSCE organizes workshop on international standards on sanctioning investigative measures for Armenian judges
Publishing date: 9 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 9 June 2009- A two-day training workshop that supported Armenian judges' efforts to adhere to European standards when they sanction operative and investigative measures ended today in Yerevan...
Armenian Ombudsman presents OSCE-supported report on disciplinary policy in the army
Publishing date: 27 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 27 May 2009- A report on human rights protection and disciplinary policy in the armed forces of Armenia prepared by experts from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Human Rights Defender's Office was presented today...
OSCE Office organizes Armenian Ombudsman visit to France
Publishing date: 5 May 2009
YEREVAN, 5 May 2009- A two-day visit of Armenia's Ombudsman, Armen Harutyunyan, to the French Ombudsman institution, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan with the French Embassy in Armenia, finished today...