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Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Publishing date: 24 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010- On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...

OSCE Centre helps strengthen gender sensitivity in southwestern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 19 November 2010- Addressing gender issues such as domestic violence, bride kidnapping, polygamy and early marriage were the central theme of an OSCE-supported conference held today in Jalal-Abad...

All journalists imprisoned because of their work should be set free, OSCE media freedom representative says

Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic welcomed Azerbaijani authorities' release today of a second jailed Azerbaijani blogger and urged that authorities also set free a journalist...

OSCE participating States agree to adapt police support to Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing, Rule of law
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States today agreed to adapt the Organization's support to Kyrgyzstan's police taking into account changed circumstances in the country...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on South Caucasus states to fully implement access to information laws

Publishing date: 12 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws
TBILISI, 12 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today called on the authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to respect the right of people's access to government-held information...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack on Russian journalist

Publishing date: 8 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 8 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned today a recent brutal attack on Russian journalist Oleg Kashin and called on Russian authorities to swiftly act and bring its perpetrators...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Turkish court decision to lift ban on YouTube, encourages further media reforms

Publishing date: 1 November 2010
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 freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 1 November 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today welcomed the lifting of a YouTube website ban in Turkey, calling it a positive and long-awaited decision by the Turkish judiciary system...