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OSCE and Organization of the Islamic Conference need to work together to battle Islamophobia, says OIC leader
Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- Co-ordinated efforts are needed to battle the rise of Islamophobia, intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, told the OSCE...
Statement by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities following visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 30 April 2010- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, at the end of his visit to Kyrgyzstan: "The aim of my visit to Kyrgyzstan was to look into reports about a spate...
OSCE Office supports study on religious tolerance in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 14 April 2010- An OSCE-supported study on religious tolerance in Armenia was presented at a discussion forum in Yerevan today...
European human rights bodies call for decisive action against racism and xenophobia
Publishing date: 19 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, STRASBOURG, VIENNA, 19 March 2010- In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe's...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports confidence building between police and Roma population
Publishing date: 18 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 18 March 2010- The OSCE-supported project to improve relations between Roma community and the police was launched today in Vinica municipality in the east of the country.
OSCE launches photo contest on tolerance and non-discrimination
Publishing date: 18 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 18 March 2010- The OSCE launched a photo contest today to highlight tolerance and non-discrimination- key priorities of the OSCE Chairmanship of Kazakhstan in 2010- with winners receiving a trip to Astana in June...
OSCE Roma adviser welcomes European Court ruling against school segregation
Publishing date: 17 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 17 March 2010- The OSCE's Roma adviser, Andrzej Mirga, today welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against segregation of Roma children in elementary schools...