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Assessment of work of institutions in combating discrimination presented by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 March 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 21 March 2019 – An assessment of the work of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) institutions in combating discrimination, prepared by the OSCE Mission to BiH, was presented today in Sarajevo, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination...
Series of OSCE workshops on promotion and implementation of community cohesion action plans starts in Trebinje
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded a workshop for the promotion and implementation of the 2019 Community Cohesion Action Plan on 1 March 2019 in Trebinje.
OSCE presents analysis identifying judicial shortcomings in processing discrimination cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
There is still no effective system of judicial protection for those who face discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country’s Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination is inconsistently applied, concludes an analysis presented by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on 24 October 2018 at the Annual Conference of Civil Law Judges in Jahorina...
Super Citizens and OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina mark International Day of Tolerance in Mostar
Publishing date: 16 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
MOSTAR, 16 November 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and eight Herzegovina-based Coalitions against Hate marked the International Day of Tolerance today in Mostar. The event gathered coalition members from Trebinje, Nevesinje, Bileca, Konjic, Stolac, Capljina, Prozor-Rama and Mostar, who marked this day with a series of performances celebrating cultural diversity and tolerance through music, film, art and poetry...
First nationwide meeting of Coalitions against Hate supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 September 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the first nationwide meeting of the 31 Coalitions against Hate in the country, on 14 September 2017 in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on tolerance and non-discrimination visit Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 27 May 2017 – The Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Discrimination and Promoting Tolerance conducted a country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ended in Sarajevo yesterday.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina marks International Day of Tolerance with youth in Jajce
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Youth, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 16 November 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today supported the municipalities of Jajce and Jezero in organizing a roundtable discussion and opening of the hiking trail “Otomalj” in Jajce, as part of its activities to mark the International Day of Tolerance. The Mission also hailed the intention of the dedicated citizens in Jajce to form an additional Coalition against Hate, building on the success of other coalitions throughout BiH...