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OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports reintegration of repatriated persons

Publishing date: 11 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 January 2011 – A new booklet presented by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today informs about mechanisms at the central and local level to support for repatriated persons in Kosovo...

Violence against women is one of the most severe violations of human rights in Serbia, says OSCE Mission Head

Publishing date: 9 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BELGRADE, 10 December 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, supports the international campaign "16 Days of Activism to Prevent Violence against Women" concluding today and welcomes actions to eradicate the vice...

OSCE Centre in Astana raises awareness of disabilities as human rights issue

Publishing date: 25 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ASTANA, 25 June 2010- The rights of persons with disabilities were in focus during a workshop conducted today by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with Kazakhstan's...

OSCE human rights office, Hungarian authorities to co-operate in combating hate crimes against Roma

Publishing date: 23 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BUDAPEST, 23 November 2010- Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today said his Office would work with Hungary's authorities to combat hate crimes against Roma...

OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supports fight against prejudice and intolerance

Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 19 November 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, today commended the institutions, organizations and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who have taken part in events...

National contact points on combating hate crime meet in Warsaw

Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ODIHR's third annual meeting for its network of national contact points on combating hate crime got under way in Warsaw on 16 November, International Day of Tolerance.

Education officials stress need to combat anti-Semitism in schools at OSCE/ODIHR meeting

Publishing date: 8 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 8 November 2010- Schools across the OSCE region must step up efforts to combat anti-Semitism through education, said participants in an OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) meeting for education ministry...