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Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for full respect of human and community rights

Publishing date: 9 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 December 2011 – Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement today ahead of International Human Rights Day on 10 December:

OSCE Centre in Astana holds student conference to mark International Human Rights Day

Publishing date: 9 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ALMATY, 9 December 2011 – Some 70 university students gathered to mark International Human Rights Day at an OSCE Centre-supported annual student event that concluded today in Almaty...

Press briefing by Director of OSCE/ODIHR

Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, gave a briefing to journalists on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011.

Civil society recommends OSCE’s greater engagement with Mediterranean Partner States

Publishing date: 5 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Good governance, Gender equality, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Civil society in the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States could benefit from greater OSCE engagement in strengthening capacity at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa, participants said at the end of a two-day conference in Vilnius on 5 December 2011...

OSCE civil society conference on challenges facing Mediterranean democracies in transition

Publishing date: 4 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Good governance, Gender equality, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VILNIUS, 4 December 2011 – Encouraging international co-operation between civil society groups from OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa was highlighted at the start of a two-day conference in Vilnius today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns desecration of Jewish cemetery

Publishing date: 2 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 December 2011- Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward P. Joseph, condemned today the recent desecration of the Jewish Cemetery in Prishtinë/Priština, calling on law enforcement to investigate, and the municipality to repair the damage...

OSCE holds course on international protection of human rights in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 2 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights
ASHGABAT, 2 December 2011 – More than 30 students at the Institute of International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan attended an OSCE-organized course on human rights and international relations that concluded in Ashgabat today...