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OSCE/ODIHR launches book on human rights education for schools

Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Education, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and several partner organizations launched a resource book today on human rights education for primary and secondary schools...

OSCE Mission, municipality of Prishtine/Pristina launch garbage collection campaign

Publishing date: 30 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Education, Rule of law
Prishtine/Pristina, 30 September 2009- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Municipality of Prishtine/Pristina launched a public awareness campaign today that encourages residents to keep the city clean and to pay for garbage collection services...

OSCE holds expert meeting on building trust between police, Roma communities

Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law
VIENNA, 28 September 2009- A police experts' workshop held today in Vienna looked at good practices that can help build trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities...

OSCE Centre holds seminar on human rights for police officers in Southern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 28 September 2009- An OSCE-supported two-day seminar that aims to prevent inhuman treatment and interpersonal conflicts when people are in police custody started today in the village of Arslanbob in the Jalal-Abad province...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports conference that aims to strengthen Ombudsman Institution capacities to include anti-torture work

Publishing date: 25 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
5 September 2009- An OSCE-supported conference that started in Skopje today aims to begin a process to strengthen the Ombudsman Institution's capacity to deal with prevention of torture and inhuman treatment..

OSCE Centre co-hosts high-level roundtable discussion on prosecutorial reforms

Publishing date: 18 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
ASTANA, 18 September 2009- A high-level roundtable discussion on reforms to the role of Kazakhstan's Office of the Prosecutor General in civil and commercial proceedings took place in Astana today...

Further reforms needed in Armenian penitentiaries, OSCE-supported report says

Publishing date: 8 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
YEREVAN, 8 September 2009- Efforts to bring Armenian penitentiaries and detention centres into line with international human rights standards are progressing, but further improvement is needed, according to an OSCE-supported report released today...