News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
States must do more to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, raise awareness, says OSCE Chairperson on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Publishing date: 24 January 2014
WARSAW, 27 January 2014- Speaking on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, who is currently on a state visit to Poland, urged OSCE participating States to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, and to raise awareness of the tragedy of the Holocaust, especially among young people.
ODIHR trains Montenegrin police in recognizing and investigating hate crimes
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
ODIHR launched a training programme to help Montenegrin law-enforcement officers better recognize, understand and investigate hate crimes with a three-day course that ended on 29 November 2013 in Podgorica...
Combating discrimination and intolerance demands concerted effort, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on International Day for Tolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2013
KYIV, 16 November 2013 – Genuine mutual respect and understanding to overcome hate, prejudice and discrimination must come as a result of collective efforts said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara in a statement on today’s International Day for Tolerance...
Hate crime remains a threat not only to victims, but to security, cohesion and development, ODIHR Director says on release of annual report
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Hate-motivated violence not only does great harm to the individuals and groups targeted, but also poses a threat to security, social cohesion and development in the OSCE region, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said on the release today of the Office’s annual report on hate crime...
OSCE/ODIHR trains imams and community leaders in combating hate crimes against Muslims
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
Imams and community leaders from across the OSCE region learned how to better prevent, monitor and report hate crimes against Muslims during a training session organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that ended on 11 November 2013 in Warsaw...
Governments must confront religious intolerance vigorously, Chair’s representatives say
Publishing date: 7 November 2013
Intolerance against religious groups remains a challenge to stability, democracy and human rights in the OSCE region and governments need to develop clear strategies to prevent its spread, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s personal...
OSCE Mission to BiH launches Hate Monitor to track hate crimes and responses
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launched on 29 October 2013 the Hate Monitor, a monthly infographic on the latest statistics and trends of hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents in BiH, and any responses to these incidents by government, civic or judicial actors...