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OSCE/ODIHR Director Link welcomes pardon of human rights defenders, activists and journalists in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 19 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 19 March 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, welcomed today the pardon of a number of human rights defenders, activists and journalists by President Ilham Aliyev.

OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to join the Group of States against Corruption

Publishing date: 17 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Rule of law
STRASBOURG, 17 MARCH 2016- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported the participation of the Kyrgyz delegation at the 71st Plenary and Working Group Sessions of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) in Strasbourg, France...

OSCE starts consultations on sustainable, independent financing for Kosovo’s public broadcaster

Publishing date: 14 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 14 March 2016- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo held today the first of a series of four roundtables to be held this month on the ways to secure financing for the public service broadcaster, Radio Television Kosovo (RTK)...

OSCE Mission supports further witness protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 4 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 4 March 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Center for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training in Federation of BiH, completed today the first of eight seminars to be held this year for judiciary staff on witness protection prior to, during and after trial as well as compensation for damages...

OSCE Programme Office supports high-level discussion on procedural law in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 3 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
AK-BULAK, Kazakhstan, 3 March 2016 – A three-day OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the application of the new Civil Procedure Code of Kazakhstan and major areas of modernizing the procedural law began today in Ak-Bulak near Almaty, Kazakhstan...

OSCE/ODIHR Director Link welcomes latest attempt by US President Obama to bring about closure of Guantanamo Bay detention facility

Publishing date: 24 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Rule of law
WARSAW, 24 February, 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today welcomed the move by United States President Barack Obama to send to Congress a plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay...

Public administration reform know-how shared at OSCE Centre in Bishkek–organized study visit to Georgia

Publishing date: 24 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
TBILISI, 24 February 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with the Justice Ministry of Georgia organized a three-day study visit of eight Kyrgyz Government officials to Tbilisi from 22 to 24 February 2016 to exchange experiences on reforms to public and municipal administration...