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Head of OSCE Mission in Montenegro stresses importance of human rights-based approaches in working with migrants and refugees
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
Responses by states to the arrival of migrants and refugees in the Western Balkans was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the European Union Delegation to Montenegro, the Ombudsperson’s Office and the NGO Civic Alliance on 10 December 2015 in Podgorica to mark International Human Rights Day...
Intolerance faced by migrants, refugees at the centre of OSCE/ODIHR fact-finding workshop in Warsaw
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Migration, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Hate incidents targeting migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers were at the centre of a fact-finding workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 11 December 2015.
OSCE Special Representative, at European Parliament, speaks about link between human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Migration
BRUSSELS, 9 December 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, described the nexus between human trafficking and migrant smuggling in an address at a European Parliament conference on Tuesday...
OSCE/ODIHR presents an assessment of migrant integration in Moldova
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration
Challenges faced in promoting the integration of migrants in Moldova were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized in Chisinau by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 November 2015...
OSCE/ODIHR's expert panel meeting discusses safeguarding rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other persons in need during the migration crisis
Publishing date: 13 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Migration
The emergency situation of refugees in Europe was the focus of an expert panel meeting, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 and 13 November 2015 in Warsaw...
OSCE expert meeting in Vienna focuses on effective policies for temporary, seasonal and circular labour migration
Publishing date: 6 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Migration
VIENNA, 6 November 2015 – Some 70 representatives of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, experts from international organizations, civil society and research centres discussed changing labour migration dynamics at an expert meeting that concluded in Vienna today on effective policies for temporary, seasonal and circular labour migration...
Regional workshop in Belgrade explores strengthening cross-border co-operation to address irregular migration-related crimes
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
Strengthening co-operation between criminal justice actors and other relevant stakeholders in addressing crimes related to irregular migration in the Western Balkans was the focus of a regional workshop in Belgrade on 4-5 November 2015, organized by the OSCE and its partners...