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Participants at OSCE meeting call for more decisive steps to confront anti-Semitism in public discourse

Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRAGUE, 23 March 2011 – Participants at an OSCE meeting in Prague on confronting anti-Semitism in public discourse today called for more decisive steps to counter expressions of intolerance and hatred while preserving the freedom of speech...

Fight against corruption focus of OSCE co-organized seminar in Vilnius

Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
VILNIUS, 23 March 2011 – A three-day expert seminar on anti-corruption policy and integrity training, a joint initiative of the OSCE and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), started in Vilnius today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo donates books to Prishtinë/Priština University law faculty

Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Education, Rule of law
PRISHTINË/PRISTINA, 23 March 2011 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today donated 300 newly published volumes of the OSCE’s legal reports to the Law Faculty at Prishtinë/Priština University...

ODIHR to deploy election assessment mission to Cyprus

Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Ahead of the parliamentary elections in Cyprus scheduled for 22 May 2011, ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to the country on 2-4 March to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the elections.

New OSCE decision to prevent surplus ammunition falling into wrong hands

Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 23 March 2011 – The 56 OSCE participating States today adopted a decision that aims to prevent surplus, expired or obsolete conventional ammunition from ending up in the hands of criminal or terrorist groups...

Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 20 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 20 March 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 15 March. Neither the Chairmanship nor the Secretariat shares the views expressed in this press release, which does not necessarily reflect the views of the OSCE participating States.

OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe and EU Fundamental Rights Agency make joint statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
STRASBOURG, VIENNA, WARSAW, 21 March 2011 – In a joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Nils Muiznieks, Chair of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance; Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights; and Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, strongly condemned manifestations of racism and related intolerance...