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OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for increased efforts to combat violence against women
Publishing date: 5 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 5 November 2009- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality started today with participants calling for increased efforts by participating States to prevent violence against women, prosecute perpetrators and provide adequate protection...
Hate crimes in focus at OSCE police experts meeting
Publishing date: 29 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 29 October 2009. A two-day police experts meeting on hate crimes and effective law enforcement co-operation started in Vienna today.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports inclusive dialogue on religion-related matters
Publishing date: 29 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 29 October 2009- State officials, religious leaders and non-governmental organization representatives discussed how to foster inclusive dialogue on freedom of religion and other religion-related matters at a meeting today...
OSCE holds expert meeting on building trust between police and Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 28 October 2009- A two-day OSCE experts' workshop looking at ways to build trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities started today in Vienna...
Women in the crossfire: OSCE organizes roundtable discussion on gender and security
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 28 October 2009. The UK Chairmanship of the Forum for Security Co-operation, together with the OSCE Gender Section, organized a roundtable meeting today looking at the gender perspective in conflict resolution and disarmament strategies.
Government officials from 40 countries discuss data collection on hate crimes at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 28 October 2009- Ways of improving state responses in the fight against crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, including against Muslims and Christians, were being discussed at an OSCE meeting...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports Armenian-Turkish friendship project with publication of booklet
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 28 October 2009- The OSCE Office in Yerevan launched a booklet today featuring essays written by Armenian and Turkish young people and their messages to their countries' leaders as part of a project promoting tolerance and co-operation...