News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR course strengthens ability of Italian law enforcement to respond to hate crime
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
A group of 25 law-enforcement professionals from Italy’s Lombardy region improved their skills in recognizing and handling hate crime cases during a training course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 and 13 September in Milan, in co-operation
Condemning deadly attack in Charlottesville, ODIHR Director calls for leaders and authorities to counter racist rhetoric, investigate as possible hate crime, and ensure safety of peaceful demonstrators
Publishing date: 15 August 2017
WARSAW, 15 August 2017- Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today condemned the violent attack by a suspected white supremacist in the United States on Saturday that caused one death and injured at least 19 people...
OSCE brings together government officials and experts to discuss next steps to effectively address anti-Semitism through education in Moldova
Publishing date: 19 July 2017
The importance of combating anti-Semitism through education in Moldova was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 18 July 2017. The event brought together some 20 Moldovan
Participants discuss educational guide for policymakers on responding to anti-Semitism at joint OSCE/ODIHR-UNESCO meeting in Paris
Publishing date: 13 July 2017
Some 50 experts, including representatives of governments and international organizations, met to discuss effective practices and educational approaches to addressing anti-Semitism at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO on 13 July
Addressing the security needs of Jewish communities the focus of OSCE/ODIHR events in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Austrian Chairmanship, organized two separate meetings in Vienna on addressing the security needs of Jewish communities, on 6 and 7 July 2017. The 6 July event brought together Austrian
ODIHR hosts roundtable event in Amsterdam on religious rites and practices and freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 5 July 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized a two-day roundtable on religious rites and practices and freedom of religion or belief in Amsterdam on 4 and 5 July with representatives from Jewish and Muslim communities and other interested stakeholders.
OSCE/ODIHR and Slovak Judicial Academy begin implementing prosecutors’ training programme on hate crime
Publishing date: 28 June 2017
Representatives of the Judicial Academy of the Slovak Republic and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) signed an agreement on 28 June 2017 that will help Slovakian prosecutors and judges strengthen their ability to effectively prosecute hate crimes.