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Freedom of religion and belief in focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 28 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights
ASHGABAT, 28 May 2015 – Members of the Turkmen parliament, Mejlis, law-enforcement officials and representatives of research institutions attended an OSCE-organized seminar on international standards on freedom of religion and belief that concluded today...

More Muslim voices in Europe condemning anti-Semitism needed, says Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism

Publishing date: 27 May 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, Andrew Baker, stressed importance of different communities in joining forces to tackle anti-semitism.

OSCE-supported Report of Kazakhstan’s Ombudsman for 2014 Presented Today

Publishing date: 25 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
KARAGANDA, 25 May 2015 – An OSCE-supported report on the activities of Kazakhstan’s National Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) in 2014 was presented today at the Interior Ministry Academy in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

OSCE promoted sectoral legislation development at conference in Astana

Publishing date: 15 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 15 May 2015 – Current trends, principles and tasks in developing sectoral legislation topped the agenda of an OSCE-supported international conference in the framework of annual ”Shaikenov Readings”, which took place today in Astana...

OSCE Office in Yerevan helps to develop a guide on social services to promote child rights’ protection in Armenia

Publishing date: 14 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Youth
YEREVAN, 14 May 2015 – Co-ordination between different players to prevent crime among youth and children is the main focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the Children’s Support Centre, the police and the OSCE Office in Yerevan...

OSCE Programme Office in Astana launches training seminars on National Preventive Mechanism

Publishing date: 12 May 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
The first in a series of four OSCE-supported training seminars on the practical aspects of implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for Preventing Torture and Ill-treatment in Kazakhstan began on 12 May 2015 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan...

ODIHR Director Link joined by Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner and civil society at launch of project in Kyiv

Publishing date: 24 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KYIV, 24 April 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), was joined in Kyiv today by Valeriya Lutkovska, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, for the launch of ODIHR’s new two-year project. Following Director Link’s public lecture on the subject of civil society, democracy and human rights, ODIHR engaged representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the civil society and academia in a panel discussion on the vital role civil society plays as Ukraine takes critical steps to advance democracy, protect human rights and address discrimination.