OSCE Centre trains domestic observers for December elections in Uzbekistan
(OSCE)Participants discuss election rights and responsibilities of citizens in Samarkand, 2 June 2004, at a training course of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent for domestic election observers. (OSCE) Photo details
TASHKENT, 13 August 2004 - As the parliamentary elections date in Uzbekistan draws closer, the OSCE Centre in Tashkent will launch its last training session for domestic election observers on Monday, 16 August.
Since February 2004, the OSCE Centre and the non-governmental organization (NGO) Renaissance trained 90 representatives of civil society and the media to become domestic election observers.
The courses, conducted in the regions of Nukus, Namangan and Samarkand, focused on domestic election legislation and OSCE election standards. High-ranking representatives of the Central Election Commission, local trainers and lawyers completed the training programmes.
In order to empower domestic election observers with practical monitoring skills, the OSCE Centre has invited an international expert from the London-based Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS).
With his background as an NGO representative and an election observer for the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the ERIS expert will provide training on practical aspects of monitoring and reporting during the two-week training course that will last until 31 August.
Uzbekistan will hold parliamentary elections on 26 December 2004. For the first time in the country's history, well-trained domestic election observers will have the opportunity to monitor the elections.
Since February 2004, the OSCE Centre and the non-governmental organization (NGO) Renaissance trained 90 representatives of civil society and the media to become domestic election observers.
The courses, conducted in the regions of Nukus, Namangan and Samarkand, focused on domestic election legislation and OSCE election standards. High-ranking representatives of the Central Election Commission, local trainers and lawyers completed the training programmes.
In order to empower domestic election observers with practical monitoring skills, the OSCE Centre has invited an international expert from the London-based Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS).
With his background as an NGO representative and an election observer for the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the ERIS expert will provide training on practical aspects of monitoring and reporting during the two-week training course that will last until 31 August.
Uzbekistan will hold parliamentary elections on 26 December 2004. For the first time in the country's history, well-trained domestic election observers will have the opportunity to monitor the elections.