20 June 2014
COPENHAGEN, 20 June 2014 – Ensuring the security and human dignity of migrants and openly addressing the issue of political prisoners are among the key recommendations proposed by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Third Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA's upcoming Annual Session. The resolution will be debated and may be amended by parliamentarians, who will soon
COPENHAGEN, 18 June 2014 – Sustained work towards a new universal climate agreement, regulations to limit the risk of financial crashes and continued attention to the economic impacts of migration are among the recommendations made by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Second Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA's upcoming Annual Session. The resolution will be debated
17 June 2014
OSCE PA Vice-President Walburga Habsburg Douglas (center) speaks at the OSCE-Japan Conference in Tokyo on 17 June. (courtesy MFA of Japan) COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2014 – A "sincere political push" by governments and lawmakers is needed to help close the nagging gender gap in society, politics and business, said OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Walburga Habsburg Douglas (MP, Sweden) in Tokyo today. Speaking at the OSCE-Japan Conference at
COPENHAGEN, 15 June 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic issued the following statement today on the situation in Ukraine: "I strongly condemn the downing of a Ukrainian military plane by separatists in Luhansk. My deepest condolences go to the families of the victims and to the people of Ukraine, who yearn for an end to this conflict. This brazen act must convince all parties of the urgent need for real dialogue that
13 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 will be debated and may be amended by parliamentarians
OSCE PA human rights chair Isabel Santos (right) meets with the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of Kazakhstan’s Senate, Ikram Adyrbekov, on 10 June. COPENHAGEN, 11 June 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, met today with jailed Kazakhstani opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov at a penal colony
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