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Building tolerant and compassionate societies honours the dead and gives hope for the future, OSCE says on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Publishing date: 27 January 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 27 January 2020 – As we mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the OSCE calls for greater efforts to counter anti-Semitic prejudice and build tolerant societies free from hatred.

OSCE launches an overview of the situation of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo

Publishing date: 10 January 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 January 2020 — The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched today in Prishtinë/Priština a comprehensive overview of the situation of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo.

OSCE Missions organize visit to Sarajevo for women from religious communities and civil society in Kosovo

Publishing date: 3 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) together with OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a two-day visit to Sarajevo on 2 and 3 December 2019 for women from five religious communities and civil society organizations in Kosovo- Islamic, Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Evangelical...

Fostering interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance in Kyrgyzstan focus of OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek

Publishing date: 25 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The International Conference on Islam and Orthodox Christianity – religions of peace, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, took place on 21 November 2019 in Bishkek...

Hate crime victims disadvantaged by gaps between hate crime legislation and implementation, OSCE human rights head says

Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 15 November 2019 – Marking the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November with the publication of its annual hate crime dataset, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) urges countries to implement hate crime legislation that has existed on their law books for many years...

OSCE supports roundtable discussion on the rights of persons with disabilities in Nur-Sultan

Publishing date: 14 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion dedicated to the formation of inclusive society in Kazakhstan took place on 14 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan...

OSCE Mission assists Moldova with designing new school course on the Holocaust in the local context

Publishing date: 4 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
OSCE supported a workshop on the use of a methodological guide for an optional high school course “Holocaust: the History and Lessons of Life”. Over 30 history and civil education teachers attended the training course on 31 October and 1 November 2019 in Chisinau.