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OSCE/ODIHR Director commends Croatia's efforts to fight hate crime

Publishing date: 30 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ZAGREB, 30 June 2006- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today commended the Croatian authorities for their efforts to fight hate-motivated crime...

OSCE media watchdog praises Croatia's abolition of prison sentences for defamation

Publishing date: 29 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Croatian Parliament for adopting amendments to the Criminal Code that abolish imprisonment as a sanction for defamation...

OSCE Mission and Kosovo authorities inaugurate police inspectorate

Publishing date: 28 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
PRISTINA, 28 June 2006- The PISG Ministry of Internal Affairs and the OSCE Mission today inaugurated the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK), a body designed to ensure that the police are accountable to the people it serves and which will investigate...

OSCE presents Alliance of Civilizations report to UN Secretary-General

Publishing date: 26 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Partnerships, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 26 June 2006- The two top officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe handed UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a report today to help his initiative to overcome the clash of cultures...

OSCE media watchdog notes improvements in Armenian media legislation, calls for more pluralism

Publishing date: 21 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
YEREVAN, 21 June 2006- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that Armenia has made significant progress in improving media legislation, but actual media pluralism remained limited to the print media...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asks Kazakhstan to withdraw media law amendments

Publishing date: 19 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 19 June 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today asked the Kazakh authorities to withdraw from parliament a set of proposed amendments to the media law he argues would represent a setback for media freedom...

OSCE Centre and Kyrgyz Interior Ministry organize training for high-level police managers on community policing

Publishing date: 16 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 16 June 2006- A three-day training course on community policing for high and middle level managers of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry ended today in Bishkek...