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OSCE assists Kazakhstan in promoting religious freedom
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 25 May 2007- International standards and Kazakhstani legislation on freedom of belief and religious association were the topics of a meeting organized today in Astana by the OSCE Centre in Almaty...
OSCE Chairman concerned about events in Tallinn and Moscow
Publishing date: 3 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 3 May 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressed his concern today over the events that followed the removal of the WWII memorial of the "Bronze Soldier" in Tallinn and protests in front...
Fighting all forms of discrimination is important for Kosovo, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 18 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISTINA, 18 April 2007- Kosovo's government institutions need to increase their efforts to ensure that requirements under the Anti-discrimination Law are effectively put into practice, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Wnendt...
OSCE Mission to Serbia concerned over street names
Publishing date: 5 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BELGRADE, 5 April 2007- The OSCE Mission to Serbia voiced concern today over the recent decision by the Novi Sad city assembly to name two streets after individuals who were allegedly involved in atrocities during the wars from the 1990s.
OSCE Chairman's envoy urges participating States to respect fundamental freedoms
Publishing date: 30 March 2007
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- The situation with fundamental freedoms of association, assembly and expression in a number of OSCE participating States are still a matter of concern, said participants at an OSCE meeting that concluded in Vienna today...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes French acquittal in cartoons row
Publishing date: 22 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 22 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said he welcomes today's acquittal of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in a trial initiated in 2006 by Muslim institutions for publishing three cartoons...
OSCE human rights body welcomes creation of new EU Fundamental Rights Agency
Publishing date: 1 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 1 March 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has welcomed the new European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, which was inaugurated today in Vienna...