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OSCE Mission to Montenegro condemns violence in pursuit of political aims, calls for peaceful engagement within democratic institutions
Publishing date: 25 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
PODGORICA, 25 October 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro condemns the acts of violence that took place last night in Podgorica, which resulted in damage to property, including the Albanian Embassy, and injuries to police officers, journalists and civilians. Violence in the pursuit of political aims has no place in modern democratic societies.
OSCE autumn school on criminal law aims at improving the quality of legal education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Education, Rule of law
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is organizing an autumn school in Kyiv from 22 to 24 October 2015, bringing together law professors from 15 universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies...
Continued need for legal training to effectively tackle trafficking in human beings and domestic violence in Moldova, concludes OSCE evaluation
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Rule of law
The training of trainers remains an effective way to disseminate knowledge among legal professionals in handling cases of human trafficking, domestic violence and the sexual exploitation of children through the internet, concludes an evaluation report presented by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 22 October 2015 in Chisinau...
OSCE Mission expresses concern about violent events in Montenegro and calls for political dialogue
Publishing date: 18 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
PODGORICA, 18 October 2015- The OSCE Mission to Montenegro is concerned with the recent violent events in the centre of Podgorica and calls on all sides to demonstrate restraint...
OSCE supports series of training seminars on election legislation for administrative and local court judges in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
More than 200 administrative and local court judges from all over Ukraine participated at the OSCE-supported training seminars on review of election-related disputes, which held from 28 September to 9 October 2015...
Criminal justice responses to terrorism in focus at OSCE seminar in Sofia
Publishing date: 6 October 2015
Effective criminal justice responses to terrorism, based on the rule of law, were the focus of a two-day seminar organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice on 6-7 October 2015 in Sofia...
OSCE campaign seeks to improve access to justice in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law