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Permanent Council Decision No. 545
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Collections: 451st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Agenda for the 2003 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. Annex- Schedule of the 2003 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
Fundamental Principles on the Status of Non-governmental Organisations in Europe
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
Collections: Freedoms of assembly and association
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
Collections: Freedoms of assembly and association
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990.
Consolidated Summary of the 2005 OSCE-Korea Conference on new security threats and a new security paradigm
Publishing date: 26 April 2005
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Conference was held from 25 to 26 April 2005, in the International Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) of Korea.
Introductory note for the Thirteenth Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 26 April 2005
Collections: Documents from the 13th Economic Forum
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Introductory note addressing the main theme of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum "Demographic Trends, Migration and Integrating Persons belonging to National Minorities: Ensuring Security and Sustainable Development in the OSCE area"
Closing Remarks by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Countering terrorism
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The ODIHR Director's closing remarks at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism, Vienna, 14-15 July 2005.
Interview with the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Novi list
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
Collections: Interviews
Content type: Interview
Where we are: OSCE Office in Zagreb (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
"Due to the legacy of war, criteria for Croatia are stricter," interview with Ambassador Peter Semneby who speaks about the fulfillment of Croatian obligations
Report on the activities of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 22 February 2005
Collections: List of new releases
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Report for the period 16 February to 22 February 2005
Activity Report of the Chairman-in-Office for 2004
Publishing date: 22 February 2005
Collections: List of new releases
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Activity Report for 2004 presented by the Bulgarian Chairmanship including descriptions of activities developed the three OSCE dimensions followed by the operational capacity of the OSCE and its activities in the field.
Assessment of the Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 February 2005
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
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
This assessment reviews and comments on the Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted by the Parliament on 29 August 2003 (herein “the Election Law”) and amendments to the Law adopted by Parliament on 27 August and 2 December 2004. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has previously commented on the legal framework for elections in Uzbekistan. This assessment should be viewed as complementary to earlier comments and recommendations, which are particularly relevant as many of them are based on actual observations, and in conjunction with this assessment of the written text of the Election Law, provide a comprehensive commentary on the legal framework for elections in Uzbekistan.