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OSCE human rights chief welcomes declaration of official Roma genocide remembrance day in Poland

Publishing date: 29 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 29 July 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), welcomed today’s decision by the Polish parliament to declare 2 August as the official Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day...

14th IPRM Meeting takes place in Dvani

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DVANI, 28 July 2011- The 14th IPRM meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place today in Dvani. The meeting was co-facilitated by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and the OSCE. This was the first meeting attended by the new Head of the EUMM, Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz...

OSCE Chairperson condemns violence and encourages dialogue in Kosovo

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VILNIUS, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned recent violent incidents and encouraged dialogue in Kosovo...

OSCE Presence supports Central Election Commission and State Police in administering re-run election

Publishing date: 28 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Policing
TIRANA, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Presence in Albania loaned today satellite phones to the Albanian State Police and the Central Election Commission to support their work in remote rural areas during the local government elections to re-run on 31 July 2011...

ODIHR trains Egyptian NGOs on human rights, election observation

Publishing date: 27 July 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
Fifteen civil society representatives from Egypt arrived in Warsaw on 26 July for a three-day training workshop on election monitoring and human rights organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE’s Lithuanian Chairmanship...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo regrets loss of life, calls for calm and co-operation

Publishing date: 27 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Prishtinë/Priština, 27 July 2011- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, said today that he regrets the loss of life and injuries in the wake of the operation by Kosovo police special units in northern Kosovo...

OSCE Office promotes human rights education in Armenia

Publishing date: 26 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education
VANADZOR, Armenia, 26 July 2011 – Thirty secondary school teachers from many regions of Armenia are participating in a three-week intensive course on human rights that started today in Vanadzor in the Lori region...