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OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps train police officers in supporting victims of domestic violence
Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
HOJA OBI GARM, Tajikistan, 16 June 2010- An OSCE-supported week-long training course for 20 law enforcement officials on working with domestic violence victims is being held this week in northern Tajikistan...
Armenian broadcasting law fails to guarantee media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 15 June- Despite amendments, Armenia's new Law on Television and Radio fails to promote broadcast pluralism in the digital era, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today...
War crimes cases should be treated as priority, says OSCE Mission in Kosovo report
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 June 2010- War crimes cases in Kosovo must be dealt with in a timely manner and sufficient resources and support for witness protection are urgently needed, according to a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented today.
OSCE human rights chief to visit Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 15 June 2010- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, is travelling to Ashgabat today for talks on how ODIHR can assist the authorities in implementing the commitments...
Gender and comprehensive security in focus at annual OSCE, UN and Council of Europe meeting
Publishing date: 14 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
VIENNA, 14 June 2010- Achieving peace and stability requires equal inclusion of both women and men, OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut said today at a meeting between the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations...
OSCE states celebrate progress since adoption of landmark 1990 Copenhagen document, but say some promises remain unfulfilled
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
COPENHAGEN, 11 June 2010- In a conference that concluded today, representatives of the OSCE's participating States acknowledged the immense progress that has been made in advancing human rights and democracy in the region since the adoption...
Rights of female inmates in focus of OSCE Centre training course
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Education, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 11 June 2010- Prison officials and Interior Ministry representatives took part in a three-day OSCE course on international legal standards for the treatment of prisoners, with a focus on the rights of female inmates, which concluded....