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ODIHR Director Link calls for halting evictions of Roma and anti-Roma rhetoric in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 13 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 13 July 2015 – Michael Georg Link, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on Bulgarian authorities to immediately address interethnic tension and halt evictions in Roma communities...
Authorities need to promote sustainable, non-discriminatory housing solutions for Roma, ODIHR Director Link says during visit to Hungary
Publishing date: 1 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
BUDAPEST, 1 July 2015 – Greater efforts are needed to promote sustainable and non-discriminatory housing solutions for Roma communities in Hungary, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said in Budapest today...
Roma and Sinti women activists discuss gender equality issues at OSCE/ODIHR consultation meeting
Publishing date: 19 May 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
The promotion of gender equality was among the challenges faced by Roma and Sinti women that were the focus of a consultation meeting for Roma and Sinti women activists at the Warsaw headquarters of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 and 19 May 2015.
Education about Roma and Sinti genocide is vital to countering discrimination today, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR seminar
Publishing date: 23 April 2015
Collections: Roma and Sinti genocide
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
Practices within the OSCE region for educating about the Roma and Sinti genocide were the focus at an event hosted jointly by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Living History Forum and Swedish Equality Ombudsman on 23 April 2015 in Stockholm.
On International Roma Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and human rights chief call for youth focus to promote greater Roma participation
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Youth
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 8 April 2015 – Ivica Dačić, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called today for greater efforts to ensure Roma and Sinti participation in social, political and cultural life. On the occasion of International Roma Day, they stressed that a focus on youth, including on education, is key to providing Roma communities with greater opportunities...
OSCE and activists discuss challenges of Roma in South East Europe
Publishing date: 19 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 19 March 2015 – Improving living standards of Roma and ensuring their full access to social, economic and political life throughout South East Europe was in focus at the 10th Regional Meeting of Focal Points on Roma in OSCE Field Operations, held today in Sarajevo...
Roma and Sinti youth can overcome barriers to their inclusion through grassroots movements, say participants of OSCE conference in Belgrade
Publishing date: 8 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE, 8 December 2014 – More than 40 young activists from across the OSCE region are gathering for the OSCE Roma and Sinti Youth Conference in Belgrade on 8 and 9 December 2014, to discuss and propose policies to mobilize and empower their communities and to stimulate their participation in politics and decision-making...