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OSCE meeting on preventing racism and hate crimes begins with calls for greater efforts to combat intolerance

Publishing date: 10 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 10 November 2011 – A two-day OSCE meeting aimed at identifying ways to prevent racism, xenophobia and hate crimes began today with calls for greater efforts to combat hatred and intolerance...

More political leadership and media engagement needed to confront anti-Muslim rhetoric, say OSCE meeting participants

Publishing date: 28 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 28 October, 2011 – OSCE participating States’ governments and other key actors must challenge intolerant public discourse against Muslims, while preserving freedom of expression, concluded participants at an OSCE high-level meeting...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports national efforts to assist street children

Publishing date: 4 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is holding a series of one-day regional workshops to promote co-operation between the Interior Ministry and the Labour and Social Policy Ministry in dealing with and assisting street children...

Religious communities should be able to register freely and without restriction, say participants at OSCE human rights conference

Publishing date: 28 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Participants at the OSCE's annual human rights conference in Warsaw urged governments not to use registration procedures to prevent religious communities from exercising their rights to freedom of religion or belief...

OSCE human rights chief welcomes launch of hate crime information for Polish police

Publishing date: 22 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Polish police officers will be able to better identify hate crimes and seek support for victims guided by a new hate crime information leaflet published today...

More needs to be done to combat hate crimes against Christians, participants say at OSCE meeting

Publishing date: 12 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ROME, 12 September 2011 – Participating States need to step up their efforts to effectively prevent and combat hate crimes against Christians, participants said at the opening of an OSCE conference in Rome today...

OSCE Office in Yerevan encourages sensitive reporting on religious issues

Publishing date: 5 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 5 August 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop for Armenian journalists on national legislation and international human rights standards on freedom of religion or belief began today in Tsakhkadzor...