TOPIC: OSCErsscaticon

Head of AIDHR spoke about democratic institutions at the OSCE Warsaw meeting

22 September 2014

Ahmad Shahidov touched upon recent state of democracy in the South Caucasus countries As informed earlier,OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began its next general assembly under the title of “The Human Dimension Implementation” in Warsaw, Poland on September 22. The meeting is attended by official representatives of OSCE member states as […]

OSCE commences its meeting in Warsaw

22 September 2014

Ahmad Shahidov: “Human rights, democracy and territorial integrity of countries will be prime issues of the meeting’s agenda” OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started its next general assembly in Warsaw, Poland on September 22. The meeting which brings together OSCE member states representatives, Ambassadors, heads of NGOs and leading diplomats has […]

OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan

22 August 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan. “I call on the authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation of this brutal attack on Nasibov and bring those responsible to justice,” Mijatović said. “This criminal act has […]

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Press Dunja Mijatovic: the largest number of the arrested journalists in the OSCE is in Azerbaijan

11 July 2014

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Press, Dunja Mijatovic, referred to the Standing Committee of the OSCE comprehensive report on violations of freedom of expression and media in the OSCE area in the last six months, and its response to these facts. In particular, it is reported what Mijatovic did in this regard. This […]

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media worried about imprisonment of Azerbaijani bloggers

08 July 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan. “The list of individuals imprisoned in Azerbaijan for exercising their right to free speech is growing very rapidly,” Mijatović said. “Muzzling free voices is a serious violation of […]

Head of AIDHR to meet OSCE Official

07 July 2014

Ahmad Shahidov informed Ambassador of OSCE and Slovenian diplomat Mr. Janez Lenarčič about human rights situation in Azerbaijan Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) Ahmad Shahidov conducted a meeting with the former Head of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw, Poland on July 7. During […]

Event in Baku on the occasion of the signing of agreements between the EU and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

03 July 2014

Delegation of the European Union in Azerbaijan on Thursday organized a reception on the occasion of signing the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Malena Mard, called the signing of these agreements a landmark event for Europe. In her speech, she reminded the statement on […]

The Committee called on the OSCE PA OSCE member states to protect journalists

01 July 2014

The OSCE PA Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at a meeting in Baku on July 1 adopted a resolution “Democratic control of public and private sectors of security,” a draft of which was submitted by the Slovenian deputy Roberto Battelli. One of the points of the resolution is a recommendation to establish […]

Ilham Aliyev’s speech at the opening session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

28 June 2014

On June 28 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Baku. He said that Azerbaijan is a democratic country, which respects freedom of assembly, speech, media, the Internet, which have access to 70 percent of the population. However, he told about […]

Azerbaijan for the increased attention of the OSCE PA to conflicts in the South Caucasus

28 June 2014

At a meeting of the Standing Committee of the OSCE PA prior to the plenary session of the Assembly in Baku on June 28, the The Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Vice Speaker Bahar Muradova, has proposed to expand the powers of the representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for […]

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly opens in Baku

28 June 2014

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 June – 2 July 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel Congress Centre. Hosted by the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan, the Session will be held under the theme “Helsinki +40: Towards Human Security for All.” All meetings will take place […]

Draft resolution on the violation of the Helsinki principles by Russia is proposed to the agenda of the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

28 June 2014

The agenda for the OSCE PA session to be held in Baku in June 28 offered an additional item and the draft resolution entitled “The obvious, gross and uncorrected violations of the Helsinki principles of the Russian Federation”, the principal author of which is Benjamin Cardin from the USA. The project noted that the OSCE […]

Annual session of the PA OSCE in Baku

20 June 2014

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly begins in just over a week, on Saturday, 28 June at the Fairmont Hotel Congress Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan. Some 300 MPs from nearly all OSCE participating States will take part in 5 busy days of discussions, debate and decision-making — all culminating in the adoption […]

Why America must step up its role in resolving Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

14 June 2014

Washington — This May marked the 20th anniversary of the cease-fire in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorna-Karabakh region. That is hardly an occasion to celebrate: This conflict remains unresolved, and in the aftermath of the Crimea conflict, is arguably both more dangerous and more relevant than ever to US interests. If […]

OSCE PA Annual Session: confidence-building in military sphere the focus of First Committee resolution

14 June 2014

COPENHAGEN, 13 June 2014 – Enhanced confidence-building measures in the military sphere, democratic control of countries’ armed forces and a comprehensive assessment of cyber threats are among key recommendations made by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Political Affairs and Security (First Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA’s upcoming Annual Session. The resolution, […]

Head of AIDHR spoke about democratic institutions at the OSCE Warsaw meeting

22 September 2014

Ahmad Shahidov touched upon recent state of democracy in the South Caucasus countries As informed earlier,OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began its next general assembly under the title of “The Human ...

OSCE commences its meeting in Warsaw

22 September 2014

Ahmad Shahidov: “Human rights, democracy and territorial integrity of countries will be prime issues of the meeting’s agenda” OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started its next general assembly in Warsaw, Poland ...

OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan

22 August 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan. “I call on the authorities to conduct a swift and ...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Press Dunja Mijatovic: the largest number of the arrested journalists in the OSCE is in Azerbaijan

11 July 2014

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Press, Dunja Mijatovic, referred to the Standing Committee of the OSCE comprehensive report on violations of freedom of expression and media in the OSCE area in the last ...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media worried about imprisonment of Azerbaijani bloggers

08 July 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan. “The list of individuals imprisoned in Azerbaijan for ...

Head of AIDHR to meet OSCE Official

07 July 2014

Ahmad Shahidov informed Ambassador of OSCE and Slovenian diplomat Mr. Janez Lenarčič about human rights situation in Azerbaijan Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) Ahmad Shahidov conducted a meeting with ...

Event in Baku on the occasion of the signing of agreements between the EU and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

03 July 2014

Delegation of the European Union in Azerbaijan on Thursday organized a reception on the occasion of signing the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Malena ...

The Committee called on the OSCE PA OSCE member states to protect journalists

01 July 2014

The OSCE PA Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at a meeting in Baku on July 1 adopted a resolution “Democratic control of public and private sectors of security,” a draft of which ...

Ilham Aliyev’s speech at the opening session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

28 June 2014

On June 28 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Baku. He said that Azerbaijan is a democratic country, which respects ...

Azerbaijan for the increased attention of the OSCE PA to conflicts in the South Caucasus

28 June 2014

At a meeting of the Standing Committee of the OSCE PA prior to the plenary session of the Assembly in Baku on June 28, the The Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary ...

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly opens in Baku

28 June 2014

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 June – 2 July 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel Congress Centre. Hosted by the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan, ...

Draft resolution on the violation of the Helsinki principles by Russia is proposed to the agenda of the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

28 June 2014

The agenda for the OSCE PA session to be held in Baku in June 28 offered an additional item and the draft resolution entitled “The obvious, gross and uncorrected violations of the Helsinki principles of ...

Annual session of the PA OSCE in Baku

20 June 2014

The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly begins in just over a week, on Saturday, 28 June at the Fairmont Hotel Congress Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan. Some 300 MPs from nearly all OSCE ...

Why America must step up its role in resolving Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

14 June 2014

Washington — This May marked the 20th anniversary of the cease-fire in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorna-Karabakh region. That is hardly an occasion to celebrate: This conflict remains unresolved, and in ...

OSCE PA Annual Session: confidence-building in military sphere the focus of First Committee resolution

14 June 2014

COPENHAGEN, 13 June 2014 – Enhanced confidence-building measures in the military sphere, democratic control of countries’ armed forces and a comprehensive assessment of cyber threats are among key recommendations made by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s ...

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