Abuse of press insignia unacceptable, says OSCE Representative following incident in eastern Ukraine
VIENNA, 31 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the recent incident of an abuse of press insignia in eastern Ukraine. On 30 October, Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov visited Donetsk, Ukraine. Various media outlets published video footage of him surrounded by combatants, firing a large-calibre...
OSCE Special Representative urges judges to avoid “secondary victimization” in human trafficking cases
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More transparency and efficiency for registration of civil society organizations needed, say participants of OSCE-supported conference
KYIV, 31 October 2014 – ‘To enhance public trust in civil society organizations in Ukraine, the Registry of Public Associations should provide citizens with access to the NGOs statutes and reports’ – was one of the core recommendations adopted at the “Civil Society and State: Dialogue and Partnership” international conference,...
OSCE/ODIHR supports young advisors gain new policymaking skills at training in Sando, Sweden
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Ukraine’s Election Delivers a New Generation of Leadership
In an exclusive interview, newly elected member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Hanna Hopko, shares her thoughts on post-election voter expectations and the challenges she and her party faces. Her party, the Samopomich (“Self-Reliance”) Party, polled at less than 5% before the election. But after the votes were counted, Samopomich is the third...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 28 October 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained tense. A number of shelling instances were noted. The situation remained calm in Kharkiv. On 27 October the “president” of the “Lugansk People’s...
Cluster munitions scandal was arranged to discredit Ukraine
The experts from Human Rights Watch who reported the alleged use of prohibited cluster munitions by Ukrainian military officers near Donetsk Airport were misled in order to discredit Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sungurovskyi, informs the website Halnet. According to Mr...
OSCE Representative meets with UK Foreign Office Minister in London to discuss journalists’ safety, media legislation
LONDON, 29 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with the Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights and International Organisations, Baroness Anelay and other senior UK officials to discuss media freedom issues in the OSCE region. “We exchanged views on media freedom issues in the United Kingdom,...
OSCE meeting in Vienna to focus on protection and promotion of human rights in times of economic crisis
VIENNA, 29 October 2014 – Representatives from the 57 OSCE participating States, civil society and international organizations will meet in Vienna tomorrow to open a two-day conference on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Economic Crisis. The meeting, which has been organized jointly by the Swiss 2014 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office...
Want to resolve Khursheed Shah’s matter amicably: Altaf Hussain
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday said that he doesn’t want to adopt the principle of opposition for the sake of opposition. He said they want to resolve the issue of Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah who, MQM says, uttered offensive slurs for ‘Muhajir’...
