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Serbia to introduce ODIHR/Anne Frank House teaching materials on anti-Semitism in classrooms

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The Serbian government and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) agreed on 28 April 2016, to implement teaching materials on anti-Semitism in classrooms across Serbia.

Finnish Police to implement OSCE/ODIHR hate crime training programme

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Police Board of Finland, signed an agreement on 28 April 2016 to strengthen the ability of law enforcement officers across the country to recognize, understand and investigate hate crimes.

OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports 12th Central Asia Border Security Initiative Conference

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management
BISHKEK, 28 April 2016 – The two-day conference of the 12th Central Asia Border Security Initiative concluded today in Bishkek having brought together some 100 officials to discuss the role of border management in countering extremism, managing migration flows and facilitating of cross-border trade...

OSCE-supported event trains law enforcement on working with domestic violence cases

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
On 27 April 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova supported a training event for 70 local law enforcement personnel on handling cases of domestic violence. The event, held in Moldova’s northernmost town of Ocnița, was the second in a series of events in 2016 for law enforcement, local administration and specialists that aim to improve access to services for domestic violence victims in rural areas...

OSCE launches series of seminars in Kazakhstan on access to information and public councils

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 28 April 2016 – The first of ten OSCE-supported two-day seminars for some 30 officials and journalists on the implementation of Kazakhstan’s laws on “Access to Information” and “Public Councils” began today in Shymkent, South Kazakhstan Region...

OSCE/ODIHR marks the 10th anniversary of its Panel of Experts on the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 28 April 2016 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of its Panel of Experts on the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly.

Sides must respect ceasefire in order to reverse worsening security situation in Ukraine, say OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative and Chief Monitor

Publishing date: 28 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 28 April 2016 – The sides in eastern Ukraine must urgently and fully respect the ceasefire in order to reverse the worsening security situation, said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Martin Sajdik and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan in their addresses to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today.