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OSCE holds expert meeting on building trust between police and Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 28 October 2009- A two-day OSCE experts' workshop looking at ways to build trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities started today in Vienna...
OSCE/ODIHR launches book on human rights education for schools
Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and several partner organizations launched a resource book today on human rights education for primary and secondary schools...
Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards
Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...
Neglect of Europe's Roma not an option, OSCE's Roma adviser tells US Helsinki Commission
Publishing date: 9 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WASHINGTON, 9 June 2009- The recent wave of violence against Roma and Sinti makes clear that governments cannot afford to neglect the integration of Europe's largest minority population, Andrzej Mirga, the head of the OSCE Contact Point for Roma...
OSCE's human rights office, minority commissioner express concern over violence targeting Roma
Publishing date: 7 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW/THE HAGUE, 7 April 2009- Ahead of International Roma Day, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and High Commissioner on National Minorities expressed concern over continuing discriminatory treatment and exclusion of Roma...
OSCE human rights office concerned about continuing attacks and hate speech targeting Roma
Publishing date: 27 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 27 February 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today expressed concern over continuing attacks and hate speech targeting Roma and Sinti communities in several countries across Europe.
Major gaps still divide Roma from mainstream populations across Europe, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 2 October 2008- Roma and Sinti populations continue to face discrimination and remain divided from mainstream society across Europe, says an OSCE report launched on the margins of the Organization's annual human rights conference in Warsaw...