ODIHR Meeting with Polish Ministry of Interior, Police and African community representatives, Warsaw, 19 September 2012
19 September 2012
ODIHR organized a meeting of representatives of the Polish Ministry of Interior, police officials, border-guard and immigration officers, and members of the African community in Poland on 19 September 2012 in Warsaw. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)
(L-r) Babatunde Rosanwo speaks as representatives of the Polish Main Border Guard, Eliza Przybyłko and Major Przemysław Szyk, listen at an ODIHR-organized meeting of representatives of the Polish Ministry of Interior, police officials, border-guard and immigration officers, and members of the African community. The meeting aimed to facilitate communication between these groups and to explore areas for potential future outreach collaboration. Warsaw, 19 September 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)
Bogumiła Bogacka, Inspector at the Capital Command of Police in Warsaw, addresses an ODIHR-organized meeting of representatives of the Polish Ministry of Interior, police officials, border-guard and immigration officers, and members of the African community in Poland. Warsaw, 19 September 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)
Theophilus Akinbo from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Poland noted the challenges facing members of the African community in Poland at an ODIHR-organized meeting with representatives of the Polish Ministry of Interior, police officials, border-guard and immigration officers, Warsaw, 19 September 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)
Azra Junuzović (l), Deputy Head of ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, and Larry Olomofe, ODIHR's Adviser on Combating Racism and Xenophobia, address a meeting of representatives of the Polish Ministry of Interior, police officials, border-guard and immigration officers, and members of the African community in Poland. The meeting is part of ODIHR's effort to build the capacity of representatives and people of African descent in the region to respond more adequately to hate crimes and foster better working relationships between them and the various government agencies involved in these issues. Warsaw, 19 September 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)