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Respecting human rights while combating transnational threats- OSCE-supported workshop held in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 30 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Countering terrorism
TASHKENT, 29 November 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop which started in Tashkent today will focus on building the capacity of the national police in advancing the implementation of human rights while addressing transnational crimes, such as trafficking and terrorism...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps Ombudsman and civil society prepare for joint monitoring of closed institutions

Publishing date: 25 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 25 November 2011- Monitoring closed institutions was the focus of a five-day training course for 30 civil society representatives and staff of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman that concluded in Dushanbe today...

Winners of OSCE-supported competition on human rights announced in Yerevan

Publishing date: 24 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights
YEREVAN, 24 November 2011 – Six school students from Yerevan received prizes today after winning an OSCE-supported contest on human rights...

ODIHR co-organizes training sessions on women’s security in Serbia

Publishing date: 16 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Increasing awareness of women’s security issues at the local level was the focus of three training sessions organized in Serbia by OSCE/ODIHR with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities on 10-15 November...

OSCE seminar addresses rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 14 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights
ASHGABAT, 14 November 2011 – An OSCE-organized seminar on education, rehabilitation and social reintegration of prisoners was held in Ashgabat today...

OSCE supports monitoring training for Armenian human rights defenders

Publishing date: 11 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 11 November 2011 – Increasing human rights knowledge and strengthening the monitoring capacities of civil society organizations was the aim of a three-day training course that ended today in Armenia...

OSCE Centre concludes project on strengthening Ombudsman Institution in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 11 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 11 November 2011 – Results of an OSCE project supporting the Ombudsman Institution in Kazakhstan were presented in Astana today...