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OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports development of comprehensive anti-trafficking law in Ukraine

Publishing date: 30 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Rule of law
KYIV, 30 June 2009- A public hearing on Ukraine's draft law on combating human trafficking, drafted with assistance of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (OSCE PCU), was held in Kyiv today...

OSCE Centre co-organizes roundtable meeting on prevention of torture in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 27 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
ALMATY, 27 June 2009- Participants in an OSCE-supported meeting held today in Almaty discussed effective mechanisms to prevent torture in Kazakhstan and measures to strengthen the role of the civil society in monitoring places of detention...

OSCE Centre conference promotes efficient migration management in CIS region

Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Migration, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ASTANA, 24 June 2009- A OSCE-supported conference that started today in Astana aims to promote efficient migration policies in Kazakhstan and other countries in the region through dialogue and exchange of good practices...

OSCE holds media self-regulation seminar for Mediterranean Partner States

Publishing date: 19 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- Journalists, editors and experts from the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States and OSCE participating States gathered today to discuss the merits, mechanisms and challenges of media self-regulation...

OSCE Mission to Serbia urges media to respect rights of minors

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 June 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, urged media today to respect the professional and ethical standards of journalism, especially the privacy of individuals and minors...

OSCE encourages cross-border trade in the southernmost province of Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 17 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 17 June 2009- A roundtable discussion to explore the challenges of expanding cross-border trade between Kyrgyzstan and neighbouring countries started in Batken today, with the support of the OSCE Centre's Field Office in Osh...

Neglect of Europe's Roma not an option, OSCE's Roma adviser tells US Helsinki Commission

Publishing date: 9 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WASHINGTON, 9 June 2009- The recent wave of violence against Roma and Sinti makes clear that governments cannot afford to neglect the integration of Europe's largest minority population, Andrzej Mirga, the head of the OSCE Contact Point for Roma...