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OSCE/ODIHR to send fact-finding team to Chechnya

Publishing date: 19 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
WARSAW, 19 March 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will send a small team of experts on a fact-finding visit to the Russian Federation on the occasion of the referendum in Chechnya scheduled for Sunday...

Observers disappointed that Armenian election falls short of international standards

Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 6 March 2003- Voting and counting in yesterday's second round presidential election in Armenia were marked by serious irregularities. The overall election process fell short of international standards...

International expert mission visits Chechnya to examine preparations for upcoming referendum

Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
MOSCOW, 3 March 2003- A joint expert mission from Europe's leading election observation bodies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, today concluded a five-day visit to Moscow and...

OSCE CiO calls for release of people detained during Armenian elections

Publishing date: 28 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed his concern about the tensions surrounding the campaign leading up to the second round of presidential elections in Armenia...

Armenian voting generally smooth, but vote count and overall process fall short in key respects

Publishing date: 20 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 20 February 2003- Voting in yesterday's presidential election in Armenia was generally calm and well-administered, but the counting process was flawed and the long-term election process fell short of international standards in several...

Ballot boxes arrive on time for Armenian election with help of OSCE

Publishing date: 12 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
YEREVAN, 12 February 2003- Some 2,000 transparent ballot boxes, ordered with the help of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, have arrived safely in Armenia for use in this year's presidential election. The Head of the Office, Ambassador Roy Reeve, showed...

OSCE and BBC train Azerbaijani journalists in elections reporting

Publishing date: 12 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
BAKU, 12 February 2003- A two-week training course on election reporting has just been launched by the OSCE Office in Baku in conjunction with the BBC Training Centre, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Experts will train around 25 staff members...