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OSCE human rights body welcomes creation of new EU Fundamental Rights Agency
Publishing date: 1 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 1 March 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has welcomed the new European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, which was inaugurated today in Vienna...
OSCE Mission, Roma Women's Network organize visit of young Roma people to Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 16 December 2006
BELGRADE, 16 December 2006- A group of 80 young people from Roma settlements in western Serbia visited the National Assembly today. The visit was part of the OSCE Mission's...
OSCE Mission organizes meeting to encourage dialogue between police and Roma communities in Vojvodina
Publishing date: 8 December 2006
BELGRADE, 8 December 2006- Encouraging a dialogue between police and Roma communities in Vojvodina was the aim of a meeting held in Novi Sad today. The event, the first of its kind in Serbia, was organized by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says helped start new chapter for Organization
Publishing date: 5 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BRUSSELS, 5 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht said today Belgium had helped redress the balance between the three aspects of security and championed reforms that could end an introspective episode and start a new chapter for the Organization...
Anti-trafficking and non-discrimination to top agenda of Europe's largest human rights meeting
Publishing date: 26 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 26 September 2006- Some 900 international experts, government representatives and human rights activists will gather in Warsaw from 2 to 13 October for this year's session of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...
OSCE supports co-operation among NGOs to protect Roma communities from human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 September 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 18 September 2006- Preventing human trafficking in Roma communities is the focus of a three-day OSCE-organized meeting that began today in Tirana...
OSCE Mission organizes visit of Roma women activists to Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BELGRADE, 11 September 2006- Thirty five Roma women activists visited the National Assembly today, as part of a project organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Mission's year-long project, "Empowerment of Roma Women for Decision-Making"...