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OSCE Mission produced documentary on Roma community to premiere in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 8 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2004- A documentary about the Roma community, produced and filmed by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will premiere here today, marking International Roma Day. The film, Absent: Roma in School, sheds light on the struggle...
OSCE BiH Mission welcomes measures to legalise Roma settlement in Brcko
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 13 May 2003- The OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has welcomed the decision by Brcko district authorities to allocate apartments to 15 Roma families who have been living in an informal settlement in Prutace for many years...
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina urges OSCE to give more support to return process
Publishing date: 9 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 9 May 2002- In his last address as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch urged the OSCE Delegations today to lobby their governments for support for the process of return of refugees and displaced...
OSCE support to World Roma Congress in Poland
Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) wishes the participants of the 2nd Roma World Congress, which opens tomorrow, May 1, success in drafting and adopting constructive conclusions and...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina congratulates Roma on their International Day
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2002- On the occasion of 8 April, the international day of Roma, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina extends congratulations and good wishes to the Roma community in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE supports stronger Roma representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched a new project aimed at improving the status of Roma in the country at a conference held in Vogosca, from 9 to 12 November 2001...
OSCE round table in Bosnia and Herzegovina brings together Roma and Ombudsmen institutions
Publishing date: 30 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)- Improving access of Roma to the Ombudsmen institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the topic of a round table organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday...