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2006

OSCE Mission to Skopje helps raise accountability for election crimes
July 12, 2006 - (OSCE) A project to assess the commitment and capacity of State institutions to prosecute and punish perpetrators of election-related crimes was launched in Skopje today.

Parliamentary elections largely met international standards, but tainted by isolated irregularities, say observers in Skopje
July 6, 2006 - (OSCE) Parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 5 July largely met international standards for democratic elections, but violence and intimidation cast a shadow over the campaign, and election day, 5 July, was calm with isolated cases of serious irregularities, concluded the International Election Observation Mission in a preliminary statement, released today.

Macedonia - Women & Politics - 2006 Elections
February 17, 2006 - (Instraw) Members of the Macedonia Union of Women's Organizations prepare for a conference to help increase women's representation in the 2006 parliamentary elections. (OSCE/Elena Gulmadova)

2003

MACEDONIAN GUILTY OF SLAVERY CHARGES
December 7, 2003 – (NYT) A Macedonian court has convicted Dilaver Bojku on charges of enslaving dozens of young women from Ukraine, Romania and Moldova, the Ministry of Interior announced Friday.

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIOLENCE
November 26, 2003 – (OneWorld.net) One in four women in Macedonia is victim of physical violence, while one in two is subjected to psychological violence, was the statement that marked the beginning of the national campaign against violence.

SEX SLAVE RACKET CLAMPDOWN IN MACEDONIA
February 18, 2003 – (IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT) Police raid nets top players in human traffic trade.

POLICE ARREST ALLEGED HUMAN TRAFFICKER IN MACEDONIA
February 11, 2003 – (UN Wire) Macedonian police yesterday announced the arrest of alleged sex slave trafficker Boijku "Leku" Dilaver during a Friday evening raid on one of his clubs near the Albanian border.

2002

GENDER TASK FORCE OBSERVATION OF FYR MACEDONIA ELECTIONS
September 25, 2002 - The Gender Task Force has successfully conducted an Election Observation Mission to the FYR Macedonia. Now the Macedonian State Parliament will have 18.3% (22)Women MP's.

AMERICAN WOMAN TRIED TO ESCAPE SLAVERY IN ZAJAS VILLAGE
February 19, 2002 – (Realitymacedonia.org) Forty years old American woman of Albanian origin married a man from Zajas village in Kichevo area eight years ago, but not being able to endure domestic prison, she jumped last Monday and got severely hurt herself during the attempt to escape.

2001

WOMEN’S GROUP CALLS SITUATION “SERIOUS”
March 14, 2001 – (CSF) Union of Women's Organizations of Macedonia (SOZM/UWORM) Calls Situation in Macedonia "Serious.” Having just joined this List, I will share the following message I've received from SOZM - the multi-ethnic coalition of women's organizations here in Macedonia.

2000

TRAFFICKERS LURE WOMEN TO MACEDONIA
August 10, 2000 - (BBC) International migration officials say the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has become a major destination for hundreds of women kidnapped or tricked into prostitution.

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