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OSCE Office in Tajikistan reaching out to women voters

Publishing date: 16 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 16 March 2010- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today organized a discussion between government officials and NGOs to assess the success of outreach campaigns targeting women as voters and women as candidates in the 28 February elections...

Post-election trials reveal shortcomings in Armenia's justice system, new OSCE/ODIHR report says

Publishing date: 8 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
WARSAW, 8 March 2010- The conduct of the trials that took place in the aftermath of the March 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan reveals shortcomings in Armenia's justice system, concludes a report published today by the OSCE Office...

Despite certain positive steps, Tajikistan's parliamentary elections failed to meet many key OSCE commitments

Publishing date: 1 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
DUSHANBE, 1 March 2010- Yesterday's parliamentary elections took place peacefully, but despite certain small positive steps failed to meet many key OSCE commitments, the international election observation mission concluded in a preliminary statement...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reiterates engagement with Afghanistan as key priority for Kazakh Chairmanship

Publishing date: 26 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 February 2010. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, State Secretary and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev made the following statement on Afghanistan today:

Run-off confirms that Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments

Publishing date: 8 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 8 February 2010- Ukraine's run-off presidential election confirmed the international election observation mission's assessment that the electoral process met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments...

Head of OSCE election body concerned about U.S. Supreme Court ruling on election spending

Publishing date: 22 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 22 January 2010- The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, expressed concern today about the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court effectively lifting limits for election spending...

Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments

Publishing date: 18 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 18 January 2010- The first round of Ukraine's presidential election was of high quality and showed significant progress over previous elections, meeting most commitments, concluded the international election observation mission today...