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OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomes registration of Muslim community, calls for religious tolerance

Publishing date: 27 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
CHISINAU, 27 May 2011- Today the OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomed recent registration of the first Muslim organization in Moldova but also expressed concerns about recent manifestations of intolerance and urged Moldova to maintain its commitment to religious tolerance...

Identifying protection gaps, exploring ways to assist refugees, displaced and stateless persons focus of OSCE meeting

Publishing date: 27 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 27 May 2011 – Participants in an OSCE meeting on internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, returnees and stateless persons, discussed today recent examples of forced population movements, and how to resolve the plight of people affected and find sustainable solutions to displacement situations in the OSCE area...

OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion on equal rights and opportunities for women

Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 May 2011 – About 100 high-level government officials, parliamentary deputies and representatives of non-governmental and international organizations today discussed Kazakhstan's efforts to eliminate discrimination against women during a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana...

OSCE supports improving human rights and civic education standards in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Education
BISHKEK, 26 May 2011 – A two-day OSCE-supported roundtable on reforms related to human rights and civic education in schools and universities in the Kyrgyzstan started today in Bishkek...

OSCE Office supports training for penitentiary officials in Tajikistan on rights of persons deprived of liberty

Publishing date: 24 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 24 May 2011- A two-day OSCE-supported training seminar on international and domestic mechanisms for the protection and observation of the rights of persons deprived of liberty started today in Khujand in northern Tajikistan...

OSCE Mission supporting efforts to reduce discrimination

Publishing date: 23 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 23 May 2011- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador Gary D. Robbins welcomes steps by several governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure all children receive the same quality of education, and do not suffer from discrimination...

Good governance requires vibrant political parties, pluralism, participants at OSCE meeting say

Publishing date: 18 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
WARSAW, 18 May 2011- Vibrant political parties and pluralism are essential for good governance and effective representation of citizens in the political process, participants said at the opening of a three-day OSCE meeting today...