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Open Skies Treaty vital instrument for co-operation, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton tells review conference
Publishing date: 7 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Open Skies Consultative Commission
VIENNA, 7 June 2010- The Open Skies Treaty, which was negotiated under OSCE auspices, is a valuable tool for promoting transparency among military forces, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a video address to a treaty review conference...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for amendments to Armenia's draft broadcast law to promote media pluralism
Publishing date: 1 June 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 pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 1 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today urged the Armenian authorities to bring the country's draft broadcast law in line with OSCE and international standards before it is adopted...
OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting discusses enhancing policing activities, calls for better co-ordination
Publishing date: 21 May 2010
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 21 May 2010- Policing experts from the OSCE region discussed enhancing police-related activities and co-operating with international organizations to address transnational threats at the Annual Police Experts Meeting which ends in Vienna today...
OSCE Office supports police reform in Tajikistan with strategic planning workshop
Publishing date: 7 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Policing, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 7 May 2010- A two-week strategic planning workshop for 27 senior police managers, organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan to foster police reform, concluded today...
OSCE media freedom representative launches guide on access to information on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
BERLIN, 3 May 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, launched a guide for journalists on how to access government information today, marking World Press Freedom Day...
OSCE workshop in Vienna promotes international legal framework against terrorism
Publishing date: 29 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 29 April 2010-An OSCE workshop that starts in Vienna today encourages OSCE participating States to become party to and implement four international counter-terrorism instruments that provide for better legal tools...
OSCE media representative, other global free speech rapporteurs highlight ten key challenges to freedom of expression
Publishing date: 4 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 4 February 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media together with freedom of expression rapporteurs of the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights released...