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OSCE/ODIHR sends observers to monitor Croatian local government elections
Publishing date: 27 April 2001
ZAGREB, 27 April 2001-The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission for the 20 May local government elections in Croatia...
Positive signals regarding funding of anti-trafficking action plan
Publishing date: 27 April 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 27 April 2001- At today\'s Vienna meeting of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings, positive signals were given by OSCE participating States...
Clarification issued by Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 26 April 2001
COPENHAGEN, 26 April 2001-- The press statement that was posted on 20 April 2000 concerning the political situation in Ukraine should not have implied that it was an official statement of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Kosovo Police Service School to hold a "Fun Run" on April 28
Publishing date: 26 April 2001
PRISTINA, 26 April 2001-- The Kosovo Police Service School and the United Arab Emirates KFOR contingent in Vushtrri/Vucitrn will host a 10-kilometre \"Run for Kosovo\" on Saturday, 28 April.
Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina officials meet with Croat Coordination
Publishing date: 26 April 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 26 April 2001-- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Robert L. Barry, and Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador Dieter Woltmann, met with leaders from the Croat Coordination yesterday afternoon...
President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to visit Kazakhstan, 28 April
Publishing date: 26 April 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization
ALMATY, 26 April 2001-- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Adrian Severin, will visit Kazakhstan on 28 April and 3-4 May 2001 as part of his tour of three of the Central Asian participating states of the OSCE
Human rights monitoring programme to begin in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 April 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
ALMATY, 25 April 2001-- The first session in a new Human Rights Monitoring Training Programme will be held starting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 26 April, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Representative on Freedom of the Media cancels visit to Belarus
Publishing date: 24 April 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 April 2001-- Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media, has decided not to visit Belarus as scheduled 25 April 2001...
Montenegro's parliamentary election generally in line with commitments for democratic elections
Publishing date: 23 April 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PODGORICA, 23 April 2001-- The April 22 parliamentary election in Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, was generally in line with international commitments for democratic elections, concluded the International Election Observation Mission...
Chairman-in-Office welcomes conduct of elections in Montenegro, FRY
Publishing date: 23 April 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BUCHAREST, 23 April 2001-- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, has welcomed the satisfactory conduct of yesterday\'s parliamentary elections in Montenegro...