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OSCE Centre supports forum to strengthen network of Kazakhstan's regional environmental groups

Publishing date: 17 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance
KARAGANDA, 17 September 2008- An OSCE-supported forum aiming to strengthen contacts among regional environmental non-governmental organizations in Kazakhstan started today in the eastern city of Karaganda...

OSCE Office launches web site for Mingechevir City Police

Publishing date: 15 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Education, Policing
BAKU, 15 September 2008- The OSCE Office in Baku and the Interior Ministry inaugurated a new web site for police in the city of Mingechevir today, making this city the first in the country to have such a police department site...

OSCE official urges States to put victims' rights at the centre when investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases

Publishing date: 10 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Human rights, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 10 September 2008- The OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, urged OSCE participating States today to put victims' rights at the centre when investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases...

OSCE hosts Central Asia legal workshop to help boost fight against organized crime

Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Countering terrorism, Policing
ALMATY, 9 July 2008- International legal experts joined 68 counterparts from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Ukraine today at an OSCE-hosted workshop focusing on confiscating criminal assets, combating money laundering...

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE official calls on governments to lift restrictions, protect journalists from violence

Publishing date: 2 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 2 May 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on the OSCE participating States today to protect press freedom by curbing violence against journalists and abolishing undue restrictions on free speech...

Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE

Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 24 April 2008- Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...

OSCE trains Georgian government officials, journalists with focus on facilitating access to information

Publishing date: 18 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
TBILISI, 18 March 2008- Fostering effective ties between government bodies and journalists and increasing access to official information are the focus of a two-day OSCE training seminar that started in Tbilisi today...