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OSCE Media Freedom Representative defends papers' right to publish controversial cartoons, asks for mutual respect for traditions

VIENNA, 3 February 2006 - Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, defended the traditional right of a free press to publish satirical cartoons, even if they depict figures in established religions. Commenting on the recent ...

ODIHR helps ensure women's voices are heard in South Caucasus and Central Asia

A panel of gender experts supported by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is working across the South Caucasus and Central Asia to promote systematic changes that make equality of rights and opportunities for women possible.

Skopje Mission helps women reach the top in politics

The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is helping the Union of Women's Organizations to raise the level of women's participation in politics in the run-up to the autumn 2006 parliamentary elections.

The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) monitors media coverage prior to elections, such as the 2004 presidential ballot in Ukraine. (OSCE)

PUBLICATION: OSCE Magazine January 2006