News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Governments need to step up their efforts to address anti-Semitism, say participants at OSCE Civil Society Forum
Publishing date: 12 November 2014
BERLIN, 12 November 2014 – Political will on the part of governments and partnership with civil society are crucial in addressing challenges related to contemporary anti-Semitism in the OSCE region, participants at an OSCE conference said today in Berlin...
Gender equality principles in education focus of OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported workshop
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
Gender equality principles in education, with a particular focus on protection against discrimination and domestic violence, were the focus of a workshops organized for a group of 20 Faculty of Philosophy students, Montenegro University, on 11 October and 25 October 2014, in Nikšić...
Enable religious communities in Kosovo to register as legal entities, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 30 October 2014 – Leaders and members of Islamic, Serbian Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant Evangelic, and Jewish communities in Kosovo reiterated today their call for an improved legal framework which would enable religious communities to register as legal entities, request restitution of property and regulate their finances...
OSCE co-organizes workshop on anti-discrimination litigation in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
National and international instruments for protecting rights to non-discrimination were discussed by lawyers and human rights defenders at a one-day workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and its partners on 23 October 2014 in Yerevan...
Role of prosecutors in addressing hate crimes the focus of discussion at ODIHR and IAP event in Washington
Publishing date: 22 October 2014
Key challenges in strengthening the work by prosecutors in addressing hate crimes were the focus of a panel discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in Washington, D. C. on 22 October 2014.
OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on tolerance make first joint country visit to Russian Federation
Publishing date: 17 October 2014
MOSCOW, 17 October 2014 – In their first joint country visit to the Russian Federation, the OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on combatting discrimination and promoting tolerance met representatives of the government and civil society in Moscow from 15 to 16 October 2014 to discuss good practices and gaps in policy, activities and legislation, as well as areas where the OSCE can provide further support...
OSCE/ODIHR releases new tools to help participating States counter hate crimes
Publishing date: 30 September 2014