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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Draft Tajik law on gender equality discussed at OSCE roundtable
Publishing date: 10 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 10 March 2003- Participants in an OSCE roundtable in Dushanbe welcomed the initiative of the Tajik Government to draft a law on gender equality. "This roundtable proves that the Government is seriously directing its attention at...
Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province. Thirty-five of the 43...
OSCE welcomes foundation of regional bar association in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 February 2003
DUSHANBE, 24 February 2003- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, Ambassador Marc Gilbert, welcomed the foundation of the new Regional Association of Barristers of the northern Sughd Province of Tajikistan. Around 70 of the 120 barristers...
OSCE supports "Social Partnership" club to promote stability in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
DUSHANBE, 22 January 2003- National minorities policy was the main topic at the first roundtable of the newly established "Social Partnership" discussion club, held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe yesterday. "This unique forum for discussion is...
OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform
Publishing date: 14 October 2002
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2002- OSCE experts have commended Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for deciding to transfer their prison systems from their respective Ministries of Interior to their Justice Ministries. "This decisive step will give both...
Abolition of Tajik exit visa major step forward, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 26 August 2002
DUSHANBE, 26 August 2002- Ambassador Marc Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, described the abolition of exit visa requirements by the country's government as a major step forward. "It is of high symbolic value because freedom of...
Taking steps against discrimination of women in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
DUSHANBE, 7 August 2002- Participants in a roundtable on equality between men and women in Tajikistan have stressed the need for accessible and fast mechanisms for enforcing legal provisions. The roundtable, organized on 5 August by the OSCE...