News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches Romanian version of guide on building trust between police and Roma
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
The Romanian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched at a meeting in Romania’s parliament on 8 July 2011...
OSCE human rights chief calls for end to segregation and discrimination against Roma children in Czech schools
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
WARSAW, 21 June 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said more must to be done to end the persisting segregation and discrimination of Roma children in the Czech school system following the release of a United Nations report today...
Kosovo institutions fall short in supporting integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 9 May 2011 – While there has been progress in some areas, Kosovo institutions still are not creating adequate conditions for integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, is a conclusion of report presented today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
Violence, discrimination faced by Roma in Europe unacceptable, says OSCE human rights chief
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
WARSAW, 6 May 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today described violence targeting Roma and Sinti in Europe as "unacceptable"...
OSCE Mission to Serbia head marks International Roma Day
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
BELGRADE, 8 April 2010 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, in recognition of the International Day of Roma, today expressed his hope that the Roma community will be fully included in Serbian society...
On International Roma Day, OSCE rights office says better census data needed to aid Roma integration
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
WARSAW, 8 April 2011 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the head of the Contact Point on Roma and Sinti Issues of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Andrzej Mirga, today called on OSCE States to make use of censuses as a way to improve data on Europe’s Roma...
OSCE Mission to Skopje calls for improving situation of Roma
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
SKOPJE, 8 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje today marked International Roma Day by urging institutions to improve the situation of Roma in the country by implementing the recommendations contained in the OSCE Action Plan for Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area...