News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New ODIHR/UNESCO publication aimed at assisting policymakers in addressing anti-Semitism through education
Publishing date: 4 June 2018
PARIS, 4 June 2018 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today released a joint publication aimed at assisting policymakers in addressing anti-Semitism through education, at a launch event at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
OSCE Mission organizes employment fairs for vulnerable communities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 26 April 2018
The first in a series of employment fairs organized by the OSCE Mission for some 70 members of Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities to enhance their employability concluded on 25 April 2018 in Roma Mahala, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South.
OSCE-supported public debate on new draft law on prevention and protection against discrimination held in Skopje
Publishing date: 24 April 2018
Some 50 representatives of state institutions, civil society, and the international community gathered for a public debate, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Labour and Social Policy Ministry, on the new draft law on prevention and protection against discrimination on 23 April 2018 in Skopje...
OSCE/ODIHR event in Milan enhances capacity of civil society and lawyers to support hate crime victims
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
Strategies to effectively address hate crimes were the focus of a training course for civil society representatives and legal professionals working with hate crime victims, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with Italy’s Catholic
As millions remain exposed to racism, equality bodies must be strengthened, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Anti-Racism Day
Publishing date: 21 March 2018
STRASBOURG / WARSAW / VIENNA, 21 March 2018. Promoting equality and combating racism are essential to fortify social cohesion and democratic security, the heads of three European human rights institutions said in a joint statement on today’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...
OSCE/ODIHR workshops in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan help strengthen civil society responses to hate crime
Publishing date: 2 March 2018
Strengthening the ability of civil society to identify and report hate crimes, and to better support the victims of these crimes, was at the centre of two training workshops organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) this week in Bishkek and Almaty. The
ODIHR workshop in Plovdiv completes training programme for police and prosecutors on addressing hate crimes in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 28 February 2018
The final event of a training programme designed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to improve co-operation between police officers and prosecutors in addressing hate crimes in Bulgaria was held on 27 and 28 February 2018 in Plovdiv. The training course,