Russia Inadvertently Posts Its Casualties In Ukraine: 2,000 Deaths, 3,200 Disabled
Image credit: ThinkstockAnalysis and Commentaryvia ForbesRussian president Vladimir Putin has decreed that all Russian casualties “in peacetime” be a state secret. In addition to criminal charges arising from divulging state secrets, families risk losing pensions and lump-sum payments if they reveal that their sons were killed in Ukraine....
OSCE facilitates dialogue between judges and advocates on human rights protection in Ukraine
Andrii Dziubenko A summer school, which gathered 30 Ukrainian judges and advocates, focused on enhancement of their co-operation, skills and knowledge in protection of human rights in line with national laws and international principles, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator, was held from 25 to 26 August 2015 in Lviv. Prominent national and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 24 August 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. Ceasefire violations were recorded in numerous locations without a significant increase in its number. The...
Europe Finds Time to Hector Azerbaijan for Having Tax Laws
Greece is in a constant near-state of collapse. Ukraine burns. Russia’s internal tyranny grows. Southern Europe’s economic stability is questionable at best. The future of the euro as a joint project is dim at best. ISIS rampages across North Africa and Asia Minor, sending waves of refugees into Europe’s strained safety net. Oil...
Is There Still a Ukraine?
Ukraine’s independence day is upon us. It was fun while it lasted. They say that history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. Whatever the truth of this axiom, Vladimir Putin is proving that in his own backyard, he understands history better than anyone in Brussels or Washington. While this isn’t exactly the greatest accomplishment in...
U.S. Told Ukraine To Stand Down On Crimea
In the Newsquoting Michael McFaulvia Japan TimesAs Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces took over Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in early 2014, the interim Ukrainian government was debating whether or not to fight back against the “little green men” Russia had deployed. …read more Source: Hoover...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 23 August 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a decrease in ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport. The SMM observed...
Co-operative water governance in focus of OSCE seminar at World Water Week in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, 23 August 2015 – The importance of co-operative water governance for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and its contribution for maintaining security and stability, were the focus of a seminar held today in Stockholm in the framework of the World Water Week. The seminar was organized by the OSCE, Serbia’s 2015...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 21 August 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a decrease in ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport and a calm situation in...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains teachers on educating about human rights principles
178276 Andrii Dziubenko More than 60 school teachers were trained on teaching about human rights to children and youth during events organized in Odesa and Kharkiv by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine from …read more Source:...
