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OSCE/ODIHR to observe local elections in Albania

Publishing date: 29 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
TIRANA, 29 March 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an observation mission to monitor the 8 May local elections in Albania....

ODIHR team assesses opportunities for democracy and human rights assistance in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 28 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
A team of experts from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 27 March for a five-day visit to explore possibilities for assisting the authorities and civil society with democratic reform...

OSCE supports elaboration of Kyrgyzstan’s national strategy for inter-ethnic relations

Publishing date: 28 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 28 March 2011 – Parliamentarians discussed a new framework document for managing Kyrgyzstan’s ethnic diversity at an OSCE-supported event in Bishkek today...

OSCE Centre promotes high-level dialogue on strengthening the role of the Ombudsman in Kazakhstan in preventing torture

Publishing date: 25 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 25 March 2011 – An OSCE-supported conference on establishing and implementing a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in Kazakhstan concluded in Astana today...

OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe and EU Fundamental Rights Agency make joint statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
STRASBOURG, VIENNA, WARSAW, 21 March 2011 – In a joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Nils Muiznieks, Chair of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance; Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights; and Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, strongly condemned manifestations of racism and related intolerance...

OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.

OSCE Centre holds discussion on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, 18 March 2011 – A roundtable discussion on ensuring human rights in criminal justice, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana, began today in Almaty...