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Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region: A Comparative Study
Publishing date: 7 March 2017
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This study examines the existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In doing so, it offers a broad, comparative overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislation with international standards and best practices in the field of defamation law and freedom of expression.
United States, General Elections, 8 November 2016: Final Report
Publishing date: 17 January 2017
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the address by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, H.E. Nils Muižnieks
Publishing date: 27 February 2014
Collections: 985th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Annotated agenda
Publishing date: 17 April 2015
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Annotated Agenda for conference on Journalists' Safety, Media Freedom and Pluralism in Times of Conflict, Vienna, 15-16 June 2015.
Permanent Council Decision No.1027
Publishing date: 22 December 2011
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Scales of Contributions for 2012 (interpretative statement by the Delegation of the United States attached)
Journal of the First Day of the 18th Meeting of the Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 21 December 2011
Events: 18th OSCE Ministerial Council
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
Report by the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Dunja Mijatović
Publishing date: 1 December 2016
Collections: 1121st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's Statements and Regular reports to the Permanent Council
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1121st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the racism, aggressive nationalism, radicalization and neo-Nazism in the OSCE area
Publishing date: 19 March 2015
Collections: 1045th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Final List of Participants
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
Events: 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Turkey, Early Parliamentary Elections, 1 November 2015: Final Report
Publishing date: 28 January 2016
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe