Activities
Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE actively supports its 56 participating States in combating all forms of racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and discrimination. It co-operates and co-ordinates its activities in this field with other European and UN organizations such as the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, and the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
OSCE institutions promoting tolerance and non-discrimination include the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which:
- Collects and distributes information and statistics on hate crimes in the participating States;
- Promotes best practices and disseminates lessons learned in the fight against intolerance and discrimination;
- Provides assistance to participating States in drafting and reviewing legislation on crimes fuelled by intolerance and discrimination.
OSCE Institutions supporting tolerance and non-discrimination:
Features
ODIHR helps states to tackle hate crime with new legal guidelines
New guidelines being prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will help states build a solid legal foundation for dealing with hate crime.
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OSCE helps children to break down ethnic barriers in southern Serbia
Overcoming the deep-rooted prejudices between communities in the ethnically diverse Bujanovac region of southern Serbia is the aim of a project supported by the OSCE Mission.
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Vocational training courses help the disabled find jobs in Kosovo
A vocational training programme for people with disabilities supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is helping marginalized groups to better integrate into mainstream society.
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An Albanian boy and a Roma girl in traditional costume getting ready for a joint dance at a ceremony to mark the return of the Roma community to Roma Mahala, Mitrovice/Mitrovica, 30 March 2007. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)