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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 trains human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on monitoring freedom of assembly
Publishing date: 1 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA, 1 June 2009- A four-day training course for human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on how to monitor and report on the freedom of assembly, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), began in Astana...
OSCE meeting closes with call to pay more attention to upholding rule of law principles
Publishing date: 14 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
WARSAW, 14 May 2009- Participants in an OSCE meeting on the rule of law that ended today stressed the need for participating States to increase efforts to keep the judiciary independent and to ensure a transparent and accountable administration...
OSCE meeting on hate crimes starts with call to combat bias-motivated violence more effectively
Publishing date: 4 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 4 May 2009- Participants at an OSCE meeting on hate crimes today called on states to step up their efforts to combat bias-motivated violence more effectively.
OSCE human rights office ready to support Kazakhstan's preparations for 2010 chairmanship
Publishing date: 29 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 29 April 2009- The OSCE's human rights office is ready to support Kazakhstan as it prepares for its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship, the director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, said today...
OSCE meeting focuses on better understanding of extremism to combat terrorism in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 28 April 2009- High-level security officials, international experts and civil society representatives began a two-day OSCE meeting today to discuss how Tajikistan's law enforcement personnel can counter terrorism in line with human rights...
OSCE helps regional experts discuss ways to improve human rights education at Vilnius meeting
Publishing date: 27 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
VILNIUS, 27 April 2009- Government and civil society experts from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine began a three-day meeting in Vilnius today to discuss improving human rights education for young people...