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OSCE PA human rights committee considers rule of law concerns, political prisoners: civil society representatives from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkey address parliamentarians
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions convened at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting today in Vienna to consider rule of law concerns and political prisoners in the OSCE region...
OSCE PA Winter Meeting begins with call to action: opening plenary features special address by Speaker of Afghan Parliament’s Lower House
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – The 13th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly began today in Vienna, with keynote speakers urging some 270 parliamentarians from 58 countries to action...
OSCE PA President calls for calm in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urges renewed push for reform
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President and President of the Montenegrin Parliament Ranko Krivokapic today called for calm after several days of unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the government to renew its efforts to tackle unemployment and corruption...
OSCE PA Vice-President calls on Russia to prioritize media plurality after exclusion of “Dozhd” TV
Publishing date: 7 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 7 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today expressed concern over the exclusion of the independent "Dozhd" television channel from major cable and satellite operators in Russia and called on authorities to prioritize media plurality...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly launches Helsinki +40 Project: Seminars at top think-tanks and final colloquium to mark 40th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act; consider past, present and future of OSCE
Publishing date: 31 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 30 January 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today officially launched its Helsinki +40 Project, an initiative that will bring together security and human rights experts, politicians, academia, civil society and the public to evaluate the OSCE’s past and chart concrete lines of action for the future...
OSCE PA President welcomes repeal of troubling laws in Ukraine, praises work through democratic channels
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 28 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today welcomed the Ukrainian Parliament’s decision to scrap several troubling laws and praised the country’s efforts to resolve the current crisis through democratic channels.
OSCE PA President deplores deaths in Ukraine clashes, urges investigation
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement on the situation in Ukraine: