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OSCE/ODIHR launches publication on protecting human rights in the return of trafficked persons
Publishing date: 25 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
To assist OSCE participating States in ensuring a human rights based approach in the return of victims of human trafficking, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released a publication containing guidance in this area on 25 September 2014 at a side event during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
OSCE/EU donate vehicles to 20 towns/municipalities in Serbia in support of Roma inclusion
Publishing date: 25 September 2014
Twenty towns/municipalities in Serbia received vehicles to support the work of Joint Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion at a ceremony in Belgrade on 16 September 2014...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes campaign against hate speech among high school students
Publishing date: 24 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Students from 21 high schools in Skopje learn about privacy, personal data protection, and how to combat online hate speech through an OSCE supported project, from September to December 2014...
OSCE/ODIHR releases annual Background Paper on Death Penalty in OSCE Area
Publishing date: 24 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its 2014 Background Paper on the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2014.
Better protection of human rights defenders urgently needed, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR meeting
Publishing date: 23 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The urgent need for enhanced protection of human rights defenders was the focus of a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human (ODIHR) on 23 September 2014, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
OSCE/ODIHR and High Commissioner on National Minorities publish handbook on advancing national minorities’ involvement in electoral processes
Publishing date: 22 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) presented their Handbook on Observing and Promoting the Participation of National Minorities in Electoral Processes at a side event on the first day of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 22 September 2014.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes efforts to improve inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine but remains concerned about situation in Crimea
Publishing date: 19 September 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Ukraine from 15 to 17 September 2014 to take stock of the situation since her last visit. She said that while the situation remains extremely tense and challenging, there are positive developments, including the ceasefire following the signing of the Minsk Protocol on 5 September 2014.