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OSCE Presence in Albania organizes research visit to Oxford and Cambridge universities
Publishing date: 5 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
From 30 May until 2 June 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the University of Tirana and the Faculty of Law organized a research visit to two prestigious universities in the United Kingdom and worldwide – the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The visit aimed to
Media freedom and legislative process highlights of Ambassador Aggeler’s visit to Banja Luka
Publishing date: 2 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, concluded his two-day visit to Banja Luka today where he attended several events and met with political, media and NGO representatives.
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH regarding the final verdict in the Stanišić and Simatović case
Publishing date: 1 June 2023
SARAJEVO, 1 June 2023 — Following the final verdict in the Stanišić and Simatović case by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina issued the following statement:Yesterday's final verdict in the Stanišić and Simatović case,
Moldova takes over Presidency of OSCE-supported Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network
Publishing date: 1 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Policing, Rule of law
The Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network (BAMIN) held its first Steering Group Meeting of this year on 30 and 31 May 2023, in Chisinau, Moldova. During the meeting, the Moldovan National Anti-Corruption Centre’s Criminal Assets Recovery Agency took over the Presidency of the BAMIN, previously held by Montenegro’s Department of Confiscated Property Management within the Cadastre and State Property Administration.
Fundamental rights focus of the III International Legal Forum in Tashkent, supported by the OSCE
Publishing date: 19 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
On 17 and 18 May 2023, the III International Legal Forum “Tashkent Law Spring” was held in Tashkent. The event with the theme “Fundamental Rights as Eternal Values” was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz).
OSCE Mission starts outreach activities for young women and men from non-majority communities to join Kosovo Police
Publishing date: 11 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo held yesterday in Gračanica/Graçanicë the first of six workshops with young members of non-majority communities to inform them about employment opportunities available with the Kosovo Police and to familiarize them with recruitment procedures. The workshops will be
OSCE Mission analysis reveals encouraging increase in use of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination
Publishing date: 5 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently published a report analyzing 433 domestic court decisions in anti-discrimination cases rendered between mid-2018 and mid-2021. The Mission report shows an increase in lawsuits and judgments under the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination. This