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Head of OSCE Presence in Albania urges Roma to exercise their right to vote on 8 May

Publishing date: 8 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 7 April 2011- Speaking on the occasion of International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today called on all members of the Roma community to exercise their democratic right to vote in the local government elections, scheduled for 8 May...

OSCE, U.S. and EU urge Albanian authorities to investigate removal of Roma families, provide social assistance to displaced

Publishing date: 16 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TIRANA, 16 March 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Alexander Arvizu, the U.S. Ambassador to Albania, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, the Head of the EU Delegation to Albania, made the following statement today concerning recent incidents involving Roma families...

OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education

Publishing date: 27 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education...

OSCE human rights office, Hungarian authorities to co-operate in combating hate crimes against Roma

Publishing date: 23 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BUDAPEST, 23 November 2010- Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today said his Office would work with Hungary's authorities to combat hate crimes against Roma...

OSCE event participants say Paris Charter for New Europe relevant after 20 years, important for security community creation

Publishing date: 28 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PARIS, 28 October 2010- Participants in a high-level event marking the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe today stressed the importance of the document for the future of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security.

OSCE Mission in Kosovo informs communities about human rights protection mechanisms

Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 27 October 2010- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today a handbook of mechanisms for human rights protection...

In Warsaw, OSCE review conference begins with calls on states to live up to their human rights commitments

Publishing date: 30 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 30 September 2010- The Warsaw segment of the OSCE's Review Conference got underway today with calls on participating States to live up to the human rights and democracy commitments they have promised to adhere to as part of the Organization...