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Romania's run-off election confirmed overall positive assessment and need to address remaining shortcomings, OSCE observers say
Publishing date: 7 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BUCHAREST, 7 December 2009- The second round of Romania's presidential election confirmed the overall positive assessment made following the first round, but remaining shortcomings and renewed allegations of irregularities need to be addressed...
Head of OSCE human rights office expresses concern about outcome of Swiss minaret ban referendum
Publishing date: 30 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ATHENS, 30 November 2009- The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, expressed concern today at the outcome of the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday on the ban...
Hate crimes remain serious problem in many OSCE states, new ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 16 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 16 November 2009- Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem in many OSCE participating States, concludes a report published by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today...
OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for increased efforts to combat violence against women
Publishing date: 5 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 5 November 2009- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality started today with participants calling for increased efforts by participating States to prevent violence against women, prosecute perpetrators and provide adequate protection...
Kazakhstan's draft migration law discussed at OSCE workshop in Astana
Publishing date: 29 October 2009
Content type: Press release
ASTANA, 29 October 2009- Kazakhstan's draft migration law is the focus of an OSCE workshop on international standards on migration policy taking place in Astana today.
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...
OSCE trains human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on monitoring freedom of assembly
Publishing date: 1 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA, 1 June 2009- A four-day training course for human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on how to monitor and report on the freedom of assembly, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), began in Astana...