Polish police officers will be able to better identify hate crimes and seek support for victims guided by a new hate crime information leaflet published today...
ROME, 12 September 2011 – Participating States need to step up their efforts to effectively prevent and combat hate crimes against Christians, participants said at the opening of an OSCE conference in Rome today...
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 5 August 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop for Armenian journalists on national legislation and international human rights standards on freedom of religion or belief began today in Tsakhkadzor... (
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a roundtable meeting on 13 July 2011 on the integration of migrants in Ukraine. The 50 participants from the Ukrainian government, civil society and international organizations discussed how to resolve the challenges related to the integration of migrants in the country...
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in Geneva on 22 June 2011...
Twelve members of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for Religious Affairs took part in a two-day training seminar in Istanbul on 14 and 15 June 2011, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
ODIHR’s Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Simona Santoro, spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 14 June in a panel on strengthening global dialogue to promote a culture of tolerance and peace...
CHISINAU, 27 May 2011 - Today the OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomed recent registration of the first Muslim organization in Moldova but also expressed concerns about recent manifestations of intolerance and urged Moldova to maintain its commitment to religious tolerance... (
VIENNA, 27 May 2011 – Participants in an OSCE meeting on internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, returnees and stateless persons, discussed today recent examples of forced population movements, and how to resolve the plight of people affected and find sustainable solutions to displacement situations in the OSCE area...
VIENNA, 26 May 2011 – Challenges related to internally displaced persons, refugees and stateless persons in the OSCE area will be the focus of discussions during an OSCE meeting to be held Friday in Vienna...