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OSCE, Council of Europe: amendments to Armenia's assembly law raise serious concerns

Publishing date: 2 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 2 April 2008- In a joint legal opinion, the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concluded that recent amendments to Armenia's assembly law raise serious concerns...

OSCE elections office to assess parliamentary poll in Italy

Publishing date: 27 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/ROME, 27 March 2008- Following an invitation from the Italian authorities, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an election assessment mission to Italy for the 13 and 14 April parliamentary elections...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office appoints Kimmo Kiljunen Special Envoy for Elections

Publishing date: 26 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Elections
HELSINKI, 26 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, appointed today Kimmo Kiljunen, a Finnish member of parliament, as his Special Envoy on election-related issues...

OSCE elections chief visits Georgia, urging inclusive and transparent preparations of parliamentary polls

Publishing date: 11 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
TBILISI, 11 March 2008- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today urged both government and opposition leaders in Georgia to make best use of the remaining time...

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania encourages inclusive debate on electoral reforms

Publishing date: 11 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 11 March 2008- The head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, welcomed today proposals on electoral reform and called for dialogue and co-operation among all parties involved...

OSCE elections body report recommends improvements ahead of Georgia parliamentary polls

Publishing date: 4 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 4 March 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends improvements in the legal framework, the election administration, voter registration, campaigning and the media situation...

OSCE Chairman sends Special Envoy to Armenia to seek ways to defuse crisis

Publishing date: 2 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 2 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, sent his Special Envoy, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, to Yerevan today to try to help overcome a political crisis that led to violence...