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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
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.
It’s time for women to lead in politics, say participants in ODIHR Finland/Poland roundtable
Publishing date: 17 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
Now is the time for women to boost their representation in political leadership positions, said politicians, government officials, diplomats, civil society representatives and activists from Poland and Finland, who gathered in Warsaw on 17 December 2019 to explore ways of increasing women’s
Protecting civil rights more important than ever, OSCE human rights head and Polish Ombudsman say
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
To discuss means of putting democracies across the OSCE region back on track as intolerance increases and pressure grows on the independence of the judiciary in many places, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) together with the Office of the Polish Ombudsman are
Going back to basics: rights and freedoms exist for all humanity, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 10 December 2019 – Universal human rights are indivisible and interrelated, with any violations striking a blow at all of society, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on the occasion of Human Rights Day...
‘You are not alone’: OSCE PA’s Hadjiyianni and Link mark Human Rights Day with calls for solidarity
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
COPENHAGEN, 10 December 2019 – OSCE parliamentarians must speak up loudly and clearly to champion the victims of human rights abuses, particularly the most vulnerable members of society, said the Chair and Vice-Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee today...
OSCE hands over Bosnia and Herzegovina war crimes case map to High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council
Publishing date: 9 December 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 9 December 2019 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kathleen Kavalec, and the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of BiH, Milan Tegeltija, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding on the handover of the War Crimes Case Map...
Civil society recommendations presented to OSCE executive structures, institutions ahead of Bratislava Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 4 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 4 December 2019 – On the eve of the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council, civil society representatives from throughout the OSCE area participated in the annual OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference held in Bratislava today.