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OSCE Personal Representatives focusing on tolerance and non-discrimination
Publishing date: 10 December 2022
WARSAW, 10 December 2022 – All those who mark Human Rights Day this year do so deeply troubled by the current state of affairs. Russia continues to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure and leaving millions without heat or power as winter closes in. Already a legacy of war crimes and wanton destruction has been revealed. Within Russia, the country’s moral and intellectual infrastructure is also being destroyed, with minorities targeted and journalists and human rights defenders fleeing the country.
OSCE seminar raises awareness about hate crimes in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 9 December 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE approach to responding to hate crimes was presented at an OSCE-organized introductory online seminar that took place on 9 December 2022. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the event in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), to raise the
Human Rights Day is a reminder of the safeguards on which a secure and peaceful future depends, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 9 December 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 9 December 2022 – Tomorrow’s Human Rights Day reminds us of the universality embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the entire international human rights framework, but also of the efforts still needed to achieve its guarantees in both word and spirit, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina visits Brčko
Publishing date: 1 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Head of the OSCE Mission (Mission) to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Ambassador Brian Aggeler, visited Brčko District today. Ambassador Aggeler met key local counterparts, including Brčko District Mayor Esed Kadrić, and Deputy Mayor, Anto Domić. The Ambassador discussed political developments in
“STOP! Hate Speech” campaign concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development
29 November 2022, Sarajevo- The Press and Online Media Council in BiH, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), published the analysis of the “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign. From 1 September to 16 October, this campaign aimed to monitor user comments across 12 BiH web
OSCE organizes lecture course on human rights in the context of criminal justice in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Some 100 law students from four institutions of higher education in Turkmenistan attended an OSCE-organized online course on the rights of suspects and defendants during all stages of criminal proceedings that took place from 14 to 18 November 2022. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the
OSCE joins the 16 Days of Activism campaign and urges States to step up efforts to end violence against women in conflict
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
VIENNA/WARSAW, 25 November 2022- On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, OSCE leaders called on participating States to enhance efforts on the prevention and elimination of violence against women in conflict.