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OSCE support to World Roma Congress in Poland

Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) wishes the participants of the 2nd Roma World Congress, which opens tomorrow, May 1, success in drafting and adopting constructive conclusions and...

Tajikistan urged to bring justice system into line with international norms

Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 23 April 2002- Tajikistan was urged at a two-day international conference to bring its criminal justice system into line with international norms. The conference on "Criminal Justice: Correlation of National Norms and...

OSCE meeting on judicial systems and human rights opens in Warsaw

Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 23 April 2002- More than 150 government representatives and international experts from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered in Warsaw today to discuss how the protection of human rights can be improved through judicial reform...

Human rights monitoring and reporting training in Armenia reaches its second year

Publishing date: 8 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
YEREVAN, 8 April 2002- A first training session for human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental institutions has been launched in Armenia. This is the second year that this ODIHR project on human rights monitoring...

OSCE welcomes opening of judiciary training institute in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 26 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ALMATY, 26 March 2002- The OSCE Centre in Almaty welcomes the official opening of the judiciary training institute. The Center sees the establishment of the institute under the Supreme Court as a great step forward in Kazakhstan's efforts...

OSCE's human rights representative calls for urgent amendment of election laws in Latvia

Publishing date: 20 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections
RIGA, 20 March 2002- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, called on the political parties in Latvia to bring the election legislation in line with international...

Tajik law enforcement bodies call for improvement of the criminal procedural code

Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KHUJAND, 12 March 2002- A series of OSCE training seminars for law enforcement personnel on human and civil rights during arrest, detention and pre-trial investigation has concluded in the Sughd province, Tajikistan...