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OSCE expert urges reform of Ombudsman institution in Croatia

Publishing date: 23 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
ZAGREB, 23 June 2003- A senior OSCE consultant who has analyzed the Ombudsman Institution in Croatia has produced a report in which he recommends advancing the role of the Ombudsman as a key human rights institution in Croatia...

OSCE Mission supports key role of Croatian Constitutional Court

Publishing date: 17 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 17 June 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia said on Tuesday it supported the key role of the Constitutional Court of Croatia and was surprised to see negative comments in the media by the President of the Croatian Association of Judges...

OSCE Media Representative issues Amsterdam Recommendations defending freedom of the Internet

Publishing date: 17 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 17 June 2003- At the end of a two-day conference on Internet-related perils to freedom of expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a call for the OSCE to take up a strong position towards...

World Wide Web stands for media freedom, hears OSCE Conference

Publishing date: 13 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Hate speech, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
AMSTERDAM, 13 June 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, and the Mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, opened the conference "Freedom of the Media and the Internet" in the City Hall of Amsterdam today. "When it comes to...

OSCE Croatia Mission welcomes Prime Minister's call for refugee return

Publishing date: 12 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 12 June 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, welcomed today a public statement by the country's Prime Minister calling on all refugees to return to Croatia...

OSCE Envoy urges focus on dialogue and NGOs in Central Asia

Publishing date: 11 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 June 2003- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who is Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening civil society and regional co-operation in helping...

OSCE Mission and Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights reject contradiction over tenancy rights figures

Publishing date: 2 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 2 June 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights have clarified the background to the figures recently presented in the media or attributed to these organizations in relation to the number of terminated...