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OSCE Roma adviser welcomes European Court ruling against school segregation
WARSAW, 17 March 2010 - The OSCE's Roma adviser, Andrzej Mirga, today welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against segregation of Roma children in elementary schools...
OSCE Mission to Skopje presents findings on influence of education system on interethnic relations
SKOPJE, 4 February 2010 -A study by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje on the impact of the education system on interethnic relations was presented in Skopje today.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports social inclusion of street children
SKOPJE, 24 November 2009 - A workshop supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje to promote the social inclusion of street children and their families started in Strumica today...
Hate crimes remain serious problem in many OSCE states, new ODIHR report says
WARSAW, 16 November 2009 - Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem in many OSCE participating States, concludes a report published by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today...
OSCE holds expert meeting on building trust between police and Roma and Sinti communities
VIENNA, 28 October 2009 - A two-day OSCE experts' workshop looking at ways to build trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities started today in Vienna...
OSCE/ODIHR launches book on human rights education for schools
WARSAW, 2 October 2009 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and several partner organizations launched a resource book today on human rights education for primary and secondary schools...
OSCE holds expert meeting on building trust between police, Roma communities
VIENNA, 28 September 2009 - A police experts' workshop held today in Vienna looked at good practices that can help build trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
WARSAW, 28 September 2009 - The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens in Warsaw on Monday
WARSAW, 22 September 2009 - Representatives of governments and civil society from the 56 OSCE participating States will gather in Warsaw on Monday to begin a two-week meeting that will review the progress made in implementing the commitments...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes training for teachers working in multi-ethnic environments
SKOPJE, 10 July 2009 - Twenty pedagogy students from Skopje University had the opportunity to learn teaching techniques in an intercultural context and acquire knowledge of Roma culture through an OSCE-supported workshop which ended in Bitola today...