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OSCE/ODIHR urges Moldovan Government to investigate apprehension of Gagauz politician

Publishing date: 8 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 8 March 2002- The ODIHR today urged the Government of Moldova to investigate in a transparent manner the circumstances of the apprehension of Gagauz politician Ivan Burgudji...

OSCE's human rights office welcomes registration of independent NGO in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 7 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 7 March 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today welcomed the formal registration of the Independent Human Rights Organization by the Uzbek Ministry of Justice earlier this week...

OSCE Conference on freedom of belief calls for tolerance

Publishing date: 18 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
BISHKEK, 18 February 2002-- An OSCE conference on freedom of belief and expression in Central Asia has stressed the need for greater tolerance, and called for respect for human rights in the campaign against terrorism...

OSCE and Tajik Government organizes human rights and torture prevention training seminars

Publishing date: 5 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
KHUJAND, 5 February 2002- Between 25 January and 2 February, the OSCE and the Tajik Government organized a series of eight human rights training seminars for some 240 members of prison and detention centre staff in the Sughd province...

OSCE's human rights office concerned about detention of Kyrgyz parliamentarian

Publishing date: 30 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 30 January 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today expressed its concern about the continued detention of Azimbek Beknazarov, Chairman of the Committee on Judicial and Legal Affairs of the Kyrgyz...

Action against terrorism must not undermine human rights

Publishing date: 29 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
GENEVA/STRASBOURG/WARSAW, 29 November 2001- In an unprecedented move, the heads of three leading inter-governmental human rights bodies today jointly cautioned governments that measures to eradicate terrorism must not lead to excessive curbs...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office shares concerns on Montenegro's draft new referendum law

Publishing date: 14 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, National minority issues
BUCHAREST, 14 November 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, fully shares the concerns raised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in a detailed analysis...