Kasachstan
UN deploys human rights adviser for Central Asia (18.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN Wire) The United Nations has deployed an international human rights expert in Kazakhstan as its regional adviser for Central Asia to provide advice and training to government officials and policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations, U.N. agencies and other international players, the world body announced yesterday.
OSCE Representative Calls on Kazakhstan not to Adopt Government Version of Media Law (20.02.2004)
(Quelle: Radio Free Europe) Ambassador Anton Rupnik, head of the OSCE Center in Almaty, told the Third Congress of Journalists of Kazakhstan, presently under way in Atyrau, that it is not in Kazakhstan's interest to adopt the government version of a new law on the media, gazeta.kz reported on 20 February. … The new media law, still making its way through the legislative process, has been criticized for giving the authorities too much control over the media.
Young Journalists Take Part in OSCE-Sponsored Master Classes (16.02.2004)
(Quelle: OSCE) The OSCE Centre in Almaty's first master class training for young journalists kicked off today in Kazakhstan's Caspian port city of Atyrau. The programme is aimed at giving students and young professionals the opportunity to hone their skills with a former New York Times correspondent and Princeton lecturer, Christopher Wren.
U.S. Calls on Kazakhstan to Meet All Its OSCE Commitments (05.02.2004)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) Responding to the semi-annual report by Anton Rupnik, head of the OSCE Center in Almaty, Deputy Chief of the U.S. delegation to the OSCE Douglas Davidson said the United States approves of Kazakhstan's desire to serve as the OSCE's annual chairman in 2009, but the country must meet all its OSCE commitments, gazeta.kz reported on 4 February.
Kazakhstani Leaders Move to Establish Reformist Credentials Ahead of Parliamentary Vote (03.02.2004)
(Quelle: Eurasianet) Kazakhstan’s leadership is seeking to establish a reformist image ahead of parliamentary elections later in 2004. Parliament is poised to approve an electoral code that seeks to improve the transparency of the voting process. Meanwhile, a new political party headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s daughter, Dariga, is casting itself as Kazakhstan’s leading movement for social change.
OSCE Head to Visit Central Asia (04.07.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is set to travel to Central Asia this weekend, taking in four of the five OSCE participating states in the region. … In addition to human rights, he will hold discussions on democracy, good governance, economic cooperation and politico-military security-related matters. Furthermore, the dialogue will also include specific priorities of the OSCE Chairmanship, such as various forms of trafficking and the fight against terrorism.