News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Remembrance and education are crucial in countering anti-Roma racism and anti-Semitism, say OSCE/ODIHR representatives
Publishing date: 4 November 2015
Collections: Roma and Sinti genocide
A new publication taking stock of official practices in OSCE participating States to remember and educate about the Roma and Sinti genocide was presented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4 November 2015 in Debrecen, Hungary, at the plenary meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to address discrimination of Roma at border-crossing points
Publishing date: 14 October 2015
SKOPJE, 14 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported conference took place in Skopje today with the aim of compiling recommendations on how to address the discrimination of Roma at national border crossing points, who are often restricted in their freedom of movement under the pretext that they are potential asylum seekers.
Report on Roma and Sinti youth released at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
Roma and Sinti youth have the potential to become active and engaged citizens, according to the new report Activism, Participation and Security among Roma and Sinti Youth, launched on 1 October 2015 during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
Participating States have to do more to combat discrimination in policing and police violence against Roma and Sinti, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR event
Publishing date: 30 September 2015
Current human rights challenges in policing Roma and Sinti communities in the OSCE region were the focus of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 30 September 2015.
Participants at OSCE meeting in Warsaw highlight increasing use of racist and anti-Roma rhetoric by politicians
Publishing date: 30 September 2015
Racist and anti-Roma rhetoric by politicians from far-right and, increasingly, mainstream political parties has been on the rise as part of efforts to capitalize on anti-Roma sentiment among majority communities, participants said at an event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Central Council for German Sinti and Roma, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 30 September 2015.
ODIHR Director Link calls for greater efforts to educate youth about the Roma and Sinti genocide, ahead of the anniversary of the liquidation of the “Gypsy camp” at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Publishing date: 31 July 2015
Collections: Roma and Sinti genocide
WARSAW, 31 July 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called today on OSCE participating States to focus on teaching youth about the Roma and Sinti genocide, in order to combat current forms of racism and discrimination against Roma and Sinti. The statement came ahead of Sunday’s 71st anniversary of the “Zigeunerlager”, or “Gypsy Camp”, liquidation at Auschwitz-Birkenau...
OSCE PA human rights Chair calls for end to anti-Roma rhetoric and actions in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 13 July 2015
COPENHAGEN, 13 July 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions today called for an immediate end to evictions in Roma communities in Bulgaria and criticized political leaders for incidents of hate speech...