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OSCE Parliamentary leaders disturbed by arrest of Azerbaijani election monitor
Publishing date: 18 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 18 December 2013 – Leading OSCE Parliamentarians today expressed concern over the arrest and detention of Anar Mammadli, the chair of Azerbaijan's Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDSC).
OSCE PA delegation arrives in Turkmenistan ahead of parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ASHGABAT, 13 December 2013 – An OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation of observers began arriving today in Turkmenistan ahead of parliamentary elections in the country on 15 December.
On anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE PA’s Santos calls for renewed commitments
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 10 December 2013 – On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly, Isabel Santos (Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's human rights committee, issued the following statement:
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President’s statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic issued the following statement today on the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela:
The OSCE must reform to meet today's challenges, Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic tells Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
KYIV, 5 December 2013 – The OSCE can be a driving force for freedom and democracy, but must achieve consensus to fulfil that vital role, said OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic at the opening of the 2013 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Kyiv today.
OSCE PA President meets Verkhovna Rada Speaker in Kyiv, urges Ukraine to “stay the course of democracy”
Publishing date: 4 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
KYIV, 4 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic held a bilateral meeting with Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Rybak this morning in the Ukrainian Parliament.
OSCE PA Presidential statement on situation in Ukraine President urges restraint and respect for freedom of assembly, expresses "deep concern" over violence and attacks against journalists
Publishing date: 3 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 3 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement regarding the situation in Ukraine, which is scheduled to host a meeting of the Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council on 4-6 December in Kyiv: