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OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 4 February 2003
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 pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...

OSCE meeting supports parliamentary initiatives in SE Europe

Publishing date: 28 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 28 January 2003- A two-day meeting of parliamentary experts from OSCE institutions and south-east European missions has just ended in agreement to boost support for projects aimed at tackling regional issues such as organized crime...

Damage compensation laws should be consistent with European Court ruling, OSCE Croatia Head says

Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 21 January 2003- Three draft laws on state compensation for damages adopted by the Government of Croatia last week do not remedy legal problems identified by the European Court of Human Rights in 2002 and should therefore be revised, the...

OSCE Newsletter now online: Netherlands Chair to focus on human security

Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- An interview with the new Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is the lead item in the latest issue of the OSCE Newsletter, now available online. The Newsletter also focuses on...

OSCE Commissioner welcomes adoption of minority law in Croatia

Publishing date: 16 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 16 December 2002- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, today welcomed the adoption of the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National Minorities by the Parliament of the Republic...

OSCE carries out local government training in Zagreb

Publishing date: 29 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
ZAGREB, 29 November 2002- Local government training in various aspects of government activities, from European integration to employment, youth and in particular the role of NGOs, is the theme of an OSCE sponsored...

Croatia must reaffirm its commitment to minority rights, OSCE Mission Head says

Publishing date: 29 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 29 November 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said today that the Croatian Parliament should adopt a minority law acceptable to Croatian minorities, thereby reaffirming the country's...