News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Greater involvement of local authorities needed for successful Roma integration, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 25 September 2013
Local authorities need to take greater ownership of and responsibility for the integration of Roma communities, said participants of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR Director highlights tangible results of grants programme during visit to Roma settlement in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 September 2013
BRNJEŠ/BËRNJESH, 5 September 2013 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), visited a Roma settlement in Gračanica/Graçanicë in central Kosovo today, to meet with municipal and Roma community representatives and discuss efforts to promote Roma integration and improve access to public services...
ODIHR Director saddened by death of Nicolae Gheorghe, architect of OSCE work on Roma issues
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
WARSAW, 9 August 2013 – The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, expressed sadness today at the death of Nicolae Gheorghe, a prominent Roma human rights activist and former ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti issues...
OSCE human rights chief calls on Czech authorities to address segregation and social exclusion to help prevent anti-Roma incidents
Publishing date: 18 July 2013
WARSAW, 18 July 2013 Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed concern today over recent extremist demonstrations and attempted attacks on Roma residents in České Budějovice and Duchcov in the Czech Republic...
OSCE human rights office calls for greater efforts to ensure security for Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 8 April 2013
CAMBRIDGE, United States, 8 April 2013 – Greater efforts have to be made by states to combat discrimination and violence against Roma and Sinti, as well as to promote the integration of their communities, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights said today, on the occasion of International Roma Day...
On International Women’s Day, ODIHR Director stresses role of education in improving situation of Roma and Sinti women
Publishing date: 8 March 2013
WARSAW, 8 March 2013- Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, called today for greater efforts to ensure full access to educational opportunities for Roma and Sinti women in order to help them overcome multiple forms of discrimination, on the occasion of International Women’s Day...
Czech government must do more to end marginalization and segregation of Roma children in schools, concludes ODIHR report
Publishing date: 26 October 2012
The Czech government needs to do more to overcome the marginalization and segregation in schools of children from Roma and Sinti communities, concludes a field assessment visit report published by the OSCE/ODIHR on 26 October 2012...