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OSCE human rights chief calls on Czech authorities to address segregation and social exclusion to help prevent anti-Roma incidents
WARSAW, 18 July 2013 ─ Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed concern today over recent extremist demonstrations and attempted attacks on Roma residents in České Budějovice and Duchcov in the Czech Republic...
!["Hard Life". Roma neighbours in my hometown, Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010. Finalist of OSCE photo contest on tolerance and non-discrimination (2010).](http://www.osce.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/web/0/f/67365.jpg?1293042220 ""Hard Life". Roma neighbours in my hometown, Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010. Finalist of OSCE photo contest on tolerance and non-discrimination (2010).")
OSCE human rights office calls for greater efforts to ensure security for Roma and Sinti communities
CAMBRIDGE, United States, 8 April 2013 – Greater efforts have to be made by states to combat discrimination and violence against Roma and Sinti, as well as to promote the integration of their communities, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights said today, on the occasion of International Roma Day...
OSCE Mission highlights achievements of Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 8 April 2013, on the occasion of the International Roma Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina joined efforts with the European Union Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina/ EU Special Representative and the international humanitarian organization World Vision BiH in hosting a conference and debate in Sarajevo highlighting importance of preserving Roma culture and identity, but also severe economic, social and political challenges they face...
On International Roma Day, the OSCE Mission to Serbia calls for greater inclusion and tolerance
BELGRADE, 8 April 2013 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard called for further efforts to ensure the inclusion of Roma and greater tolerance towards all members of Serbia’s society... ()
On International Women’s Day, ODIHR Director stresses role of education in improving situation of Roma and Sinti women
WARSAW, 8 March 2013 - Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, called today for greater efforts to ensure full access to educational opportunities for Roma and Sinti women in order to help them overcome multiple forms of discrimination, on the occasion of International Women’s Day...
Czech government must do more to end marginalization and segregation of Roma children in schools, concludes ODIHR report
The Czech government needs to do more to overcome the marginalization and segregation in schools of children from Roma and Sinti communities, concludes a field assessment visit report published by the OSCE/ODIHR on 26 October 2012...
Participants at OSCE human rights conference urge governments to tackle root causes of racism and violence against Roma
Governments must take more decisive steps to counter anti-Roma rhetoric and violence, said participants at the annual OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on 27 September 2012... ()
Confront discrimination to lessen health inequalities for Roma women, urge participants at OSCE human rights conference
OSCE participating States must address issues of discrimination, access to education and adequate housing and reducing poverty to lessen the health inequalities between Roma and non-Roma women, said participants at the annual OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on 26 September 2012... ()
European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans
The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012... ()
ODIHR expert team examines education for Roma children in Czech Republic
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited the Czech Republic from 21 to 25 May 2012 to assess educational opportunities for Roma children in the country...