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OSCE Chair brings Organization’s proposals for support to Ukraine PM Azarov

Publishing date: 24 January 2014
Collections: Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Rule of law
VIENNA / DAVOS, 24 January 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter and Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov have today discussed ways the Organization could help to resolve the crisis in Ukraine...

OSCE Chair calls for restraint by all sides in Ukraine

Publishing date: 23 January 2014
Collections: Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
BERN / VIENNA, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter today expressed his deep concern about the situation in Ukraine, appealing to all parties to refrain from violence and engage in peaceful dialogue as a necessary first step towards resolving the ongoing crisis...

Head of OSCE Mission condemns murder of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North municipal assembly member

Publishing date: 16 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 16 January 2014 – The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, condemned last night’s murder of Dimitrije Janićijević...

OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for rights to be respected in criminal investigations

Publishing date: 14 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 14 January 2014 – While welcoming the efforts of Serbian authorities to complete the investigation in the case of murdered journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, urged respect for constitutional provisions and professional and ethical standards related to informing the public about police investigations and court proceedings...

Domestic violence in Azerbaijan: OSCE Office in Baku issues trial monitoring report

Publishing date: 30 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
BAKU, 30 December 2013 – As part of its 2013 trial monitoring programme, the OSCE Office in Baku has today issued a report on domestic violence cases in the justice system of Azerbaijan...

OSCE presents research on implementation of European Court on Human Rights decisions by Armenia

Publishing date: 19 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
The implementation of European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) decisions and the importance of third party opinions (amicus curiae) in domestic and international instances were the focus of a workshop held on 19 December 2013 in Yerevan...

OSCE-supported Human Rights Club for jurists from both banks of the Dniestr/Nistru River held in Chisinau

Publishing date: 14 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Rule of law
CHISINAU, 14 December 2013 – On Friday, 13 December, jurists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru river gathered at the OSCE Mission in Chisinau for the final meeting of this year of the Human Rights Club...