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Head of OSCE Presence in Albania visits prison, appeals for better detention conditions

Publishing date: 7 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, paid a visit to the Zaharia prison in Kruja, on 7 September 2012, to assess the living conditions of the detained persons...

OSCE Presence in Albania donates computers, trains staff of Justice Ministry's prison service

Publishing date: 20 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
TIRANA, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Presence in Albania donated today several computers to the Albanian Justice Ministry’s Internal Control Service of Prisons (ICSP) as part of an OSCE project which also includes assistance with amending internal regulations, training staff and implementing an electronic monitoring project...

Head of OSCE presence welcomes approval of new electoral code by Albanian parliament, calls for addressing immunities issue

Publishing date: 19 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 19 July 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the approval of amendments to the Electoral Code by the Albanian Parliament...

Conference co-organized by OSCE Presence highlights need for parliamentary ethics in Albania

Publishing date: 16 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
TIRANA, 16 July 2012- Standards and regulations to ensure parliamentary ethics, as well as their implications for the wider legislative, anti-corruption and integrity framework, are the focus of a two-day conference that started today in Tirana...

Head of OSCE Presence urges prompt destruction of surplus ammunition in Albania

Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Arms control
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, during a visit to a military factory in Gramsh on 13 July 2012, expressed his support for the finalization of surplus ammunition destruction by 2013, as envisaged in the country’s demilitarization action plan...

OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of women’s leadership in political parties in Albania

Publishing date: 18 June 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Enhancing gender equality within political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Tirana by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence in Albania on 18 June 2012...

Head of OSCE Presence welcomes election of Albanian president

Publishing date: 11 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 11 June 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the election of Bujar Nishani as President of Albania...