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Call for applications for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Building OSCE Youth Advisory Group

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Youth
Young leaders, activists, students, researchers and NGO representatives, aged 18 to 30 years old, and resident in Bosnia and Herzegovina are invited to apply for the OSCE Youth Advisory Group project to learn more about the OSCE’s work...

OSCE supports training on human rights of military personnel and torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan’s army

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a training course from 9-13 June 2014 on torture prevention and international and national standards regarding the rights and freedoms of military personnel...

OSCE/ODIHR Director and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sign declaration on enhancing co-operation in human dimension

Publishing date: 12 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
GENEVA, 12 June 2014 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, agreed to enhance co-operation between their institutions in a joint declaration signed in Geneva today...

Political will the key to ensuring the protection of human rights defenders, say participants at OSCE conference in Bern

Publishing date: 10 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
BERN, 10 June 2014 – Political will on the part of states and genuine partnership with civil society are necessary to ensure that human rights defenders can effectively play their vital role in ensuring and promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law in the OSCE area, said participants at an OSCE conference in Bern today...

OSCE supports Kosovo municipalities in drafting social housing plans

Publishing date: 5 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Good governance
A three-day workshop for municipal officials on drafting social housing plans concluded on 4 June 2014 in Dragash/Dragaš municipality...

OSCE Centre in Astana supports publication of Ombudsman Annual Report

Publishing date: 3 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
An OSCE-supported report on the activities of National Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) in 2013 was presented at a roundtable discussion at the Financial Police Academy in Koschi, Kazakhstan, on 3 June 2014...

OSCE, UNHCR train Afghan, Tajik law enforcement agencies on refugee and asylum seeker issues

Publishing date: 16 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Migration, Policing
DUSHANBE, 16 May 2014 – Twenty-six officers from Afghan and Tajik law enforcement agencies completed a training course today in Dushanbe organized by the OSCE and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on refugees and asylum seekers issues...