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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses education and language policy with Georgian officials, meets displaced persons
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Georgia from 13 to 17 April 2015, where she discussed a wide range of issues, including language policy, education reform and minority representation, and met people displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The internally
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ukrainian authorities discuss human rights violations in Crimea
Publishing date: 25 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors and the Ukrainian authorities discussed their concerns about human rights violations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, during Thors’ visit to Kyiv and Kharkiv from 16 to 20 March 2015. Thors has been concerned about reports of
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors welcomes progress towards dedicated premises for Bujanovac Department
Publishing date: 10 February 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Serbia from 2 to 4 February 2015, where she took stock of progress at the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the Novi Sad University and met with key interlocutors to discuss issues related to her mandate.
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and High Commissioner on National Minorities meet in The Hague
Publishing date: 31 January 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors met in The Hague on 30 January 2015 to discuss the situation of the Crimean Tatar community in Crimea, Ukraine. Among others, they touched upon political participation, land ownership and linguistic rights...
High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors supports multilingual education initiatives in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Tajikistan, including the Sughd region, from 3 to 7 November 2014. This is the first visit by a High Commissioner to Tajikistan since July 2011...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses issues of citizenship, language, and education in Latvia
Publishing date: 21 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors discussed the situation of national minorities and the integration of society with the Latvian authorities, parliamentarians, civil society and minority representatives during her first visit to Latvia as High Commissioner on 15-17 October 2014...
High Commissioner on National Minorities addresses OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting on Ukraine crisis
Publishing date: 6 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors addressed the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting in Geneva on 3 October 2014, and participated in the debate on Ukraine...