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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).
Rule of law professionals discuss the monitoring of administrative justice at annual OSCE/ODIHR trial-monitoring meeting
Publishing date: 1 July 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Monitoring administrative justice was the focus of this year’s annual trial-monitoring meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), in Warsaw between 29 June and 1 July 2015.
ODIHR Director Link calls on Armenian authorities to respect right to freedom of peaceful assembly of protesters in Yerevan
Publishing date: 24 June 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, 24 June 2015- Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on the Armenian authorities to respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly of those taking part in a peaceful protest in central Yerevan...
OSCE/ODIHR gathers war crimes investigators at regional meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 25 May 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
A meeting for war crimes investigators in South-Eastern Europe organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25 May 2015 in Sarajevo provided an opportunity for investigators to exchange experiences...
ODIHR releases Trial Monitoring Report on Georgia
Publishing date: 9 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
WARSAW, 9 December 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today released its Georgia Trial Monitoring Report, concluding ODIHR’s trial monitoring activities in the country. The trial monitoring project began in February 2013 and focused on 14 criminal cases against senior officials of the previous government in Georgia...