News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR publishes 2015 hate crime data on International Day for Tolerance, calls for renewed efforts to meet data-collection commitments
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
WARSAW, 16 November 2016 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on today’s International Day for Tolerance released its hate crime data for 2015 on its dedicated website.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina marks International Day of Tolerance with youth in Jajce
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
SARAJEVO, 16 November 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today supported the municipalities of Jajce and Jezero in organizing a roundtable discussion and opening of the hiking trail “Otomalj” in Jajce, as part of its activities to mark the International Day of Tolerance. The Mission also hailed the intention of the dedicated citizens in Jajce to form an additional Coalition against Hate, building on the success of other coalitions throughout BiH...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports marking of the International Tolerance Day
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
The First Regional Forum of South-Eastern European Equality Bodies’ was organized in Belgrade on 16 November 2016 to mark the International Tolerance Day...
Crucial role of youth activism in addressing anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance focus of OSCE/ODIHR event at the European Youth Centre
Publishing date: 4 November 2016
The role youth activists can play in countering anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance was at the centre of a seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 2 to 4 November 2016 in Budapest for 60 youth activists from across the OSCE region.
OSCE Chairmanship Conference in Berlin explores ways to promote tolerance and diversity and calls for joint action in the OSCE area
Publishing date: 20 October 2016
BERLIN, 20 October 2016 – Over 350 representatives of OSCE participating States, Asian and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, and civil society from the entire OSCE region, as well as international and regional actors, met in Berlin today at the invitation of the German OSCE Chairmanship 2016 to discuss ways to promote diversity, non-discrimination and tolerance against the backdrop of growing intolerance in our societies...
OSCE workshop shines light on need to redouble efforts to commemorate and study the Holocaust in Moldova
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
CHISINAU, 7 October 2016 – An OSCE-organized workshop to provide the Moldovan government with concrete guidance on strengthening the commemoration and study of the Holocaust in the country took place today in Chisinau...
Education, security and coalition-building at the heart of OSCE/ODIHR project on addressing anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance
Publishing date: 28 September 2016
WARSAW, 28 September 2016 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is unveiling today a project focused on addressing the security needs of Jewish communities, fostering coalition building among different communities, and countering anti-Semitism through education, at an event in Warsaw...