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Swiss OSCE Chairmanship, ODIHR and Civic Solidarity provide a platform for civil society dialogue on prevention of torture, right to privacy and non-discrimination issues

Publishing date: 8 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 08 April 2014 – A three-day Civil Society Forum in Vienna opened yesterday, gathering civil society representatives from North America, Western, Central and Eastern Europe. The topics to be discussed include the prevention of torture, the right to privacy and non-discrimination.

Political leaders have central role to play in countering racism and hate crime, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW / STRASBOURG / VIENNA, 21 March 2014 – Political will and leadership are vital to countering racism, discrimination and hate crime, the heads of three intergovernmental human rights institutions said today in a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...

OSCE Mission to Skopje launches media campaign to promote safe school project

Publishing date: 11 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Education, Youth, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 11 March 2014 – “Say No to Violence!”- an OSCE-supported media campaign promoting positive values and non-violent behaviour among school students, is being launched in Skopje today...

Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and OSCE Mission to Serbia support regional dialogue of civil society on torture prevention and fight against hate crime

Publishing date: 24 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BELGRADE, 24 February 2014-- Strengthening the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Western Balkans in preventing torture and in fighting hate speech, especially against Roma, is the focus of a two-day regional workshop starting in Belgrade today....

OSCE/ODIHR trains Greek civil society network on combatting and reporting hate crimes

Publishing date: 19 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained experts from Greek civil society on strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents at a workshop in Athens on 18 and 19 February 2014.

OSCE/ODIHR trains Italian police and Carabinieri officers on combatting hate crimes

Publishing date: 11 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained Italian law-enforcement officers on addressing hate-motivated violence at six workshops held at the Carabinieri Senior Officers College and the National Police Senior Officers College in Rome on 10 and 11 February 2014.

Governments play critical role in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education, say participants at ODIHR event in Moldova

Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The role of governments in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education was the focus of a roundtable discussion co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 28 January 2014, a day after the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.