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International rights bodies call on politicians to lead fight against intolerance and discrimination
Publishing date: 18 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW/STRASBOURG/VIENNA, 18 March 2008- In a joint statement issued on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March, three leading human rights agencies call on political leaders to assume...
OSCE trains police in Ukraine to combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 6 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
YALTA, Ukraine, 6 September 2007- A two-day training course on the role of precinct police inspectors in response to domestic violence began in the Ukrainian sea resort of Yalta today...
Dushanbe OSCE meeting explores gender and security issues
Publishing date: 5 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 5 September 2007- Incorporating gender perspectives into security in the Tajik context was the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop that ended in Dushanbe today...
ODIHR to hold training course for Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz women
Publishing date: 13 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality
BISHKEK, 13 April, 2007- Increasing women's participation in politics and public life is the aim of a week-long training course, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, that starts in Bishkek tomorrow...
Tbilisi conference focuses on role of media in promoting gender equality
Publishing date: 21 July 2003
Content type: Press release
TBILISI, 21 July 2003- Over 100 journalists and media experts from the Southern Caucasus, Central Asia and Baltic States gathered in Tbilisi today for a three-day international conference on the role of media in promoting gender equality. The...