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OSCE supports three-day workshop on protection of Montenegro’s cultural heritage in Podgorica and Cetinje
Publishing date: 9 May 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PODGORICA/CETINJE, 7-9 May 2019 – To further strengthen Montenegro’s capacities in creating a digital cultural property database, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with the support of the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) organized a three-day workshop on best practices in protecting cultural heritage from traffickers in cultural property from 7 to 9 May 2019 in Podgorica and Cetinje...
Countering racism, xenophobia and hate crimes against migrants at borders focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Zagreb
Publishing date: 17 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Addressing hate crimes and other violations of the human rights of migrants at borders in South-Eastern Europe, including abuses motivated by racism and xenophobia, was the topic of discussion at an expert meeting in Zagreb on 16 and 17 April 2019. The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized the event in co-operation with the Office of the Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia.
ODIHR works with Czech prosecutors to strengthen their skills in addressing hate crime
Publishing date: 15 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Judicial Academy of the Czech Republic have agreed to co-operate in enhancing the ability of prosecutors to recognize and prosecute hate crimes in the country, ODIHR and Czech officials announced on 15 April 2019.
Political dialogue must take place within parliament and state institutions, says OSCE Secretary General Greminger during visit to Podgorica
Publishing date: 2 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
PODGORICA, 2 April 2019- OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger concluded today a two-day visit to Podgorica, during which he met with Montenegro’s highest officials and highlighted the significant progress achieved in fulfilling strategic reforms in the country...
Dialogue, understanding and mutual respect key in advocating for tolerance and non-discrimination, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák
Publishing date: 1 April 2019
Content type: Press release
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 1 April 2019 – Ahead of the first OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting under the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship, which will focus on tolerance and non-discrimination in Vienna, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák called for more dialogue, respect and closer co-operation in combating intolerance, discrimination and hate crimes...
ODIHR promotes good practices for government co-operation to address hate crime
Publishing date: 28 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Good practices for strengthening inter-agency co-operation to effectively address hate crimes were the focus of a training session organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights of Greece on 27 and 28 March 2019 in Athens.
ODIHR promotes innovative research methods to study unreported hate crimes
Publishing date: 21 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Innovative methods for researching unreported hate crimes and hate incidents were the focus of a training session for criminal justice and human rights professionals organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 20 and 21 March 2019 in Warsaw.