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Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 20 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 20 March 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 15 March. Neither the Chairmanship nor the Secretariat shares the views expressed in this press release, which does not necessarily reflect the views of the OSCE participating States.

OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe and EU Fundamental Rights Agency make joint statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
STRASBOURG, VIENNA, WARSAW, 21 March 2011 – In a joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Nils Muiznieks, Chair of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance; Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights; and Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, strongly condemned manifestations of racism and related intolerance...

OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.

OSCE donates bullet-proof vests, helmets to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
KYIV, 18 March 2011- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine donated 111 sets of bullet-proof vests and helmets to the country's Emergency Situations Ministry at a ceremony in Kyiv today...

OSCE Centre holds discussion on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, 18 March 2011 – A roundtable discussion on ensuring human rights in criminal justice, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana, began today in Almaty...

Snipers must be withdrawn to avoid further incidents on line of contact, says OSCE Chairperson during visit to Armenia

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 18 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in Yerevan today, urged the authorities to work towards progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and called for both sides to immediately withdraw snipers from the line of contact...

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement

Publishing date: 17 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 17 March 2011 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, released the following statement today: