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OSCE hate crime report finds continued pattern of violent attacks on minorities

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 6 October 2008- Members of visibly identifiable groups who stand out because of their religion, ethnicity or other perceived characteristics remain the target of often brutal physical attacks, says a report on hate crimes in the OSCE region...

OSCE Mission to Skopje helps share municipal best practices with visiting Serbian delegation

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 6 October 2008- A delegation of Serbia's municipal interethnic council arrived in Skopje today to learn about best practices on inter community relations within municipalities...

Minority communities can serve as bridges between states, says OSCE High Commissioner

Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
BOLZANO/BOZEN, Italy, 2 October 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, launched a set of recommendations on national minorities in inter-State relations today in the capital of Italy's bilingual Bolzano/Bozen province...

OSCE Mission to Georgia supports exchange programme for ethnic Armenian students

Publishing date: 30 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Education, National minority issues
TBILISI, 30 September 2008- Sixteen ethnic Armenian students from the Javakheti region started 11th grade in schools in neighbouring Adjara this month as part of an exchange programme organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia...

OSCE Office supports discussion on implementing European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Armenia

Publishing date: 26 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: National minority issues
YEREVAN, 26 September 2008- Armenia's implementation of its commitments as a signatory to the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages was the focus of a conference supported by the OSCE Office today in Yerevan...

Statement by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities following visit to Georgia

Publishing date: 23 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 23 September 2008- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, following his 14-20 September visit to Georgia...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports intercultural tolerance among youth

Publishing date: 18 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Education, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 18 September 2008- Young people learned about multiculturalism and how to promote intercultural dialogue and tolerance during an OSCE-supported course that ended in Ohrid today...