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OSCE PA human rights Chair expresses concern about sentencing of Tajikistani lawyer
Publishing date: 23 January 2015
COPENHAGEN, 23 January 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today expressed concern about the sentencing of prominent Tajikistani lawyer and opposition figure Shukhrat Kudratov and the state of civil and political liberties in the country...
Senior OSCE PA delegation visits refugee camp on Turkey-Syria border, urges strengthened global response
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 21 January 2015 – A senior delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly led by President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) and human rights and humanitarian committee Chairperson Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal) today visited a refugee camp in Harran, Turkey, near the country’s border with Syria, to observe conditions and raise awareness of the worsening human toll of the Syrian crisis...
OSCE PA Secretary General meets Georgian government, parliamentary leaders in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 17 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 17 January 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver met today with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tamar Beruchashvili, Parliament Chairperson David Usupashvili and other high-ranking government and parliamentary officials in Tbilisi for discussions that focused on recent political and security developments in the country and region...
OSCE PA President welcomes Serbian Chairmanship, focus on Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 15 January 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today welcomed the 2015 Serbian Chairmanship of the OSCE and pledged the Assembly’s support for its focus on resolving the conflict in Ukraine and other goals...
Paris tragedy shows urgent need to combat anti-Semitism in Europe, OSCE PA President says
Publishing date: 14 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
COPENHAGEN, 14 January 2015 – The attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris last week that followed the rampage at the offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo is a sign of the increasing virulence of anti-Semitism in Europe and points to the urgent need to combat this scourge, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) said today...
Statement by OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva on the attack on French magazine office
Publishing date: 8 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 7 January 2015 – In response to Wednesday's attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva issued the following statement...
In Turkmenistan, OSCE PA Special Representatives underscore importance of engagement
Publishing date: 18 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Elections, Good governance
COPENHAGEN, 17 December 2014 – Special Representatives from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have completed a visit to Turkmenistan, where they emphasized the importance of engagement and dialogue with the OSCE in meetings with government and parliamentary leaders...