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OSCE Mission calls on Kosovo institutions to implement law on languages

Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 July 2008- The OSCE Mission called today for municipalities in Kosovo to make more effort to comply with legislation on use of languages...

Respect for minority language rights key to inter-ethnic peace, says OSCE Minorities Commissioner

Publishing date: 18 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
OSLO, 18 June 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, urged OSCE participating States today to ensure protection of the language rights of national minorities as a necessary precondition for peace and stability...

OSCE High Commissioner in Turkmenistan to discuss education and national minorities, legal reforms

Publishing date: 22 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
ASHGABAD, 22 May 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Vollebaek, met Turkmenistan's President Berdymukhammedov to discuss national minority issues and support for the country's efforts to modernize its education system...

OSCE human rights body concerned about anti-Roma violence in Italy

Publishing date: 16 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 16 May 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today expressed concern over the violent attacks on informal Roma settlements in Italy. The ODIHR called on the Italian authorities to ensure the protection...

OSCE Mission encourages students in Struga to strengthen ethnic dialogue

Publishing date: 9 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: National minority issues
SKOPJE, 9 May 2008- Ethnic Macedonian and Albanian high school students are discussing ways young people can contribute to the social development of the country and its integration into the EU at a public debate in Struga today...

Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE

Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 24 April 2008- Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...

OSCE High Commissioner discusses naturalization, education reform in Latvia

Publishing date: 23 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
RIGA, 23 April 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, commended the Latvian authorities and national minority communities today for taking a solution-oriented approach to tackling the country's integration challenges...