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OSCE, U.S. and EU urge Albanian authorities to investigate removal of Roma families, provide social assistance to displaced
TIRANA, 16 March 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Alexander Arvizu, the U.S. Ambassador to Albania, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, the Head of the EU Delegation to Albania, made the following statement today concerning recent incidents involving Roma families... ()
OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education... ()
OSCE human rights office, Hungarian authorities to co-operate in combating hate crimes against Roma
BUDAPEST, 23 November 2010 - Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today said his Office would work with Hungary's authorities to combat hate crimes against Roma...
OSCE event participants say Paris Charter for New Europe relevant after 20 years, important for security community creation
PARIS, 28 October 2010 - Participants in a high-level event marking the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe today stressed the importance of the document for the future of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo informs communities about human rights protection mechanisms
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 27 October 2010 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today a handbook of mechanisms for human rights protection...
Presentation of OSCE sponsored documentary on life of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians in Plemetina/Plemetin
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 18 October 2010 - An OSCE Mission in Kosovo sponsored independent documentary on the problems of the Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities living in the social housing and camp in Plemetina/Plemetin will be presented tonight...
In Warsaw, OSCE review conference begins with calls on states to live up to their human rights commitments
WARSAW, 30 September 2010 - The Warsaw segment of the OSCE's Review Conference got underway today with calls on participating States to live up to the human rights and democracy commitments they have promised to adhere to as part of the Organization...
Review conference ahead of OSCE summit to begin in Warsaw with focus on human rights
WARSAW, 22 September 2010 - The first segment of a three-part Review Conference ahead of the OSCE Summit in Astana on 1-2 December will begin next week in Warsaw with a focus on human rights and democracy...
Head of OSCE human rights office warns against stigmatizing Roma and Travellers
WARSAW, 30 August 2010 - Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, said today he shared concerns about recent developments in France affecting Roma migrants and Travellers...
Investing in the future: OSCE helps Roma through education scholarships
For the past 5 years the OSCE-supported Roma Scholarship Foundation has been investing in the education of Montenegro's Roma population - and making real differences in individuals' lives and careers.