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Fight against hate and intolerance must continue says OSCE Chairperson on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Publishing date: 27 January 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
JERUSALEM, 27 January 2012 – Speaking on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore, who is currently on a visit to the Middle East, emphasized the need to continue to fight hate and intolerance...
OSCE Presence in Albania enables Roma children to attend school
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Education, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Youth
The OSCE Presence in Albania ensured that 160 Roma children in the town of Fushe-Kruja in central Albania are able to continue their education this school year, by covering the rent, as the school is in private premises, and donated 170 books and three computers...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for regional co-operation to prevent risk of statelessness
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, called for OSCE participating States to remain committed to tackling the risks of statelessness by addressing the lack of registration and civil documentation in South-Eastern Europe, speaking before the OSCE Permanent Council on 17 November 2011...
OSCE launches Hungarian version of guide on building trust between police and Roma
Publishing date: 9 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
The Hungarian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched at a seminar hosted by the Interior Ministry of Hungary in Budapest on 8 November 2011...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities warns against rise of anti-Roma violence and extreme nationalism in Europe
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
THE HAGUE, 10 October 2011 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek issued the following statement today...
Discrimination and negative discourse against Roma and Sinti must stop, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 6 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
Governments in OSCE participating States urgently need to tackle persistent discrimination and negative public and political discourse targeting Roma and Sinti. They are unfortunately frequent targets of prejudiced portrayals by politicians and public officials, said participants at the OSCE's annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 5 October...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports national efforts to assist street children
Publishing date: 4 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is holding a series of one-day regional workshops to promote co-operation between the Interior Ministry and the Labour and Social Policy Ministry in dealing with and assisting street children...