Kharkiv, UKRAINE, 4 July 2012 – One day before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is set to debate a resolution aimed at improving the rule of law in Ukraine, Coskun Coruz (The Netherlands) today visited former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a Kharkiv hospital. The two met for nearly two hours, discussing the importance of an independent judiciary and prison reform in Ukraine.

Delegates registering at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco for the 21st Annual Session. MONACO, 4 July 2012 – More than 250 parliamentarians from 54 OSCE participating States are starting to arrive in Monaco for the 21st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The Grimaldi Forum has been transformed into a centre for international legislative debate where lawmakers from Europe, Asia and North America will convene to debate major human

RFE/RL 27 June 2012 More than 60 members of the Parliamentary Assembly from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 21 countries have co-sponsored a resolution to pull the 2014 International Ice Hockey World Championships out of Belarus. The resolution urges Belarus to stop harassing human rights activists; suspend house arrests; and allow an international investigation into allegations of torture in prisons.

COPENHAGUE, 27 juin 2012 – Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a définit la lutte contre des lois imposant des restrictions de visas comme l'une de ses priorités en matière de politique internationale. Lors de la Session annuelle de l'Assemblée parlementaire de l'OSCE organisée à Monaco du 5 au 9 juillet, des parlementaires venant de Russie, d'Europe, et des Etats-Unis débattront pour la première fois de l'opportunité de mettre en place de

Копенгаген, 27 июня 2012 г. – Президент России Владимир Путин назвал основным приоритетом внешней политики борьбу с законодательством о запрете на выдачу виз. На ежегодной сессии Парламентской ассамблеи ОБСЕ в Монако 5-9 июля парламентарии из России, Европы и США впервые планируют провести обсуждение вопроса о необходимости введения визовых санкций и замораживания активов применительно к лицам, ответственным за смерть российского инициатора

COPENHAGEN, 27 June 2012 ( Русский | Français ) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared fighting proposed visa ban laws a top foreign policy priority. Now for the first time parliamentarians from Russia, Europe and the United States are expected to debate at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Annual Session in Monaco 5-9 July whether countries should impose such travel restrictions or freeze the assets of those connected to the death of