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Ukraine in focus in OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ second statement to Permanent Council

Publishing date: 10 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
In her second statement to the Permanent Council on 10 July 2014, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors focused on aspects of the crisis in Ukraine related to her mandate...

Kyrgyzstan-based NGO Spravedlivost named winner of 2014 Max van der Stoel Award

Publishing date: 10 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 10 July 2014 – Spravedlivost, a non-governmental organization based in Jalal-Abad in southern Kyrgyzstan, has been named as the 2014 winner of the Max van der Stoel Award, for its outstanding work in improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE area...

High Commissioner on National Minorities expresses concern over future of Latin-script schools in Transdniestria

Publishing date: 9 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors, on a trip to Chisinau and Tiraspol on 7 and 8 July 2014, expressed her concern that schools teaching in the Latin-script could face closure by the authorities in Tiraspol if an agreement is not reached before the start of the next school year on 1 September...

Balanced approach to legislation contributes to stable inter-ethnic situation; sustained commitment important, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities on visit to Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors noted the stable inter-ethnic situation in Kazakhstan during her first visit to the country from 23 to 27 June 2014, and commended the authorities for taking a balanced approach to laws and policies in potentially sensitive areas, such as language...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls on political leaders in Skopje to unite and act to preserve stability

Publishing date: 17 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 17 June 2014- On a visit to Skopje, Kumanovo and Tetovo from 10-13 June 2014, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors expressed serious concern with regard to recurring outbreaks of inter-ethnic incidents in the country. She noted that of immediate concern is the verdict in the 2012 Smiljkovci Lake murder case, which is expected to be delivered tomorrow, 18 June, and pointed out that it could lead to intensified inter-ethnic tensions...

OSCE/ODIHR and HCNM release report by Human Rights Assessment Mission in Ukraine

Publishing date: 12 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
WARSAW / THE HAGUE, 12 May 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) today released the report from the joint Human Rights Assessment Mission the two institutions sent to Ukraine in early March 2014...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 9 May 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 5 to 7 May 2014. She met key actors to gain a more comprehensive picture of the situation of persons belonging to national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina...