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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
At OSCE PA Winter Meeting, parliamentarians tackle anti-Semitism, intolerance, protracted conflicts, climate change and human rights
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
VIENNA, 21 February 2020 – In the wake of a racially motivated attack in the German town of Hanau on Wednesday, OSCE parliamentarians gathering in Vienna for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 19th Winter Meeting today held a timely debate on combating anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance in the OSCE region...
Addressing anti-Semitism requires co-ordinated and inclusive approach, say participants at high-level Tirana conference
Publishing date: 4 February 2020
TIRANA, 4 February 2020 – At a high-level OSCE Chairmanship conference today, participants called for a co-ordinated effort, incorporating the experiences of targeted communities, to curb the tide of anti-Semitism in the OSCE region. This year’s annual event, organized by Albania’s 2020 OSCE Chair, brought together OSCE officials, representatives of participating States, Partners for Co-operation, international organizations and civil society to assess current challenges and share good practices in responding to anti-Semitism.
Building tolerant and compassionate societies honours the dead and gives hope for the future, OSCE says on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Publishing date: 27 January 2020
WARSAW, 27 January 2020 – As we mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the OSCE calls for greater efforts to counter anti-Semitic prejudice and build tolerant societies free from hatred.
OSCE launches an overview of the situation of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 2020
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.
OSCE Missions organize visit to Sarajevo for women from religious communities and civil society in Kosovo
Publishing date: 3 December 2019
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) together with OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a two-day visit to Sarajevo on 2 and 3 December 2019 for women from five religious communities and civil society organizations in Kosovo- Islamic, Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Evangelical...
Fostering interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance in Kyrgyzstan focus of OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The International Conference on Islam and Orthodox Christianity – religions of peace, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, took place on 21 November 2019 in Bishkek...
Hate crime victims disadvantaged by gaps between hate crime legislation and implementation, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
WARSAW, 15 November 2019 – Marking the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November with the publication of its annual hate crime dataset, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) urges countries to implement hate crime legislation that has existed on their law books for many years...