Walburga Habsburg Douglas talks to the head of a polling station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 30 October 2011. BISHKEK, 31 October 2011 - The presidential election in Kyrgyzstan was conducted in a peaceful manner, but shortcomings underscored that the integrity of the electoral process should be improved to consolidate democratic practice in line with international commitments, international observers concluded in a statement issued today. The

COPENHAGEN, 28 October 2011 — Riccardo Migliori, who led the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's election observation mission to Tunisia last week, made the following statement today regarding news of post-election violence in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid. "I am very concerned about the news of violence coming from Sidi Bouzid, a city I visited last Sunday together with OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver to observe the election and where I

COPENHAGEN, 28 October 2011 — Riccardo Migliori, who led the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's election observation mission to Tunisia last week, made the following statement today regarding news of post-election violence in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid. "I am very concerned about the news of violence coming from Sidi Bouzid, a city I visited last Sunday together with OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver to observe the election and where I

Matteo Mecacci addressing an OSCE conference in Vienna entitled “Confronting Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims in Public Discourse.” VIENNA, 28 October 2011 – Today in Vienna Matteo Mecacci, Chair of the OSCE PA's General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, addressed the conference organized by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights "Confronting

Matteo Mecacci addressing an OSCE conference in Vienna entitled “Confronting Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims in Public Discourse.” VIENNA, 28 October 2011 – Today in Vienna Matteo Mecacci, Chair of the OSCE PA's General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, addressed the conference organized by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights "Confronting

Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Special Co-ordinator of the OSCE short-term observer mission to Kyrgyzstan, opens the briefing programme in Bishkek. BISHKEK, 28 October 2011 – OSCE PA Vice-President Walburga Habsburg Douglas today opened the election observation briefing in Bishkek as more than 40 parliamentarians from the OSCE, European Parliament and Council of Europe converged on the Kyrgyzstan capital ahead of Sunday's presidential election. The