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Strategies to improve security of Muslim communities and reduce hate crime the focus of ODIHR-organized consultations in Frankfurt
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Understanding hate crimes against Muslims and developing guidelines to address the security needs of Muslim communities was at the centre of regional stakeholder consultations for Western Europe co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Frankfurt,
ODIHR trains Uzbek law-enforcement officers on human rights and counter-terrorism policing
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
The importance of observing human rights standards to improve the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policing was the focus of a training workshop held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in Tashkent
OSCE Central Asian Youth Network seminar focuses on Innovating Central Asia
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 26 June 2018- The twelfth annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
OSCE and University of Birmingham hold expert workshop on economic diplomacy and connectivity
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
The role of the OSCE in promoting economic diplomacy and connectivity was the focus of an expert workshop organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham on 25 June 2018 in Vienna...
OSCE Representative condemns arson attack on offices of De Telegraaf newspaper in Netherlands, urges complete and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 June 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed alarm after a van was driven into the offices of the De Telegraaf newspaper in the Netherlands, and the vehicle then set on fire...
Need to fully exploit OSCE’s potential stressed at OSCE Annual Security Review Conference
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA 26 June 2018 – High-level representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation and partnering organizations convened in Vienna today for deep and wide-ranging discussions on current security threats and challenges for Europe and the OSCE’s role in addressing them. The three-day Annual Security Review Conference is being hosted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship under the motto “Dialogue, ownership and responsibility.”
OSCE supports seminar on Istanbul Protocol to help investigate torture cases in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2018