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OSCE Chairperson discusses 2011 priorities in Moscow, says constructive engagement of Russia essential to Organization

Publishing date: 2 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
MOSCOW, 2 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis met with Russian high-level politicians and officials in Moscow today to outline the priorities of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and to discuss the Organization’s activities in 2011...

OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education

Publishing date: 27 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education...

New OSCE Chairperson emphasizes human rights during meetings with heads of OSCE institutions, field operations

Publishing date: 14 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 14 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed Lithuanian Chairmanship’s commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms in meetings with heads of OSCE institutions and field missions during a visit to Vienna which concluded today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports reintegration of repatriated persons

Publishing date: 11 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 January 2011 – A new booklet presented by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today informs about mechanisms at the central and local level to support for repatriated persons in Kosovo...

Violence against women is one of the most severe violations of human rights in Serbia, says OSCE Mission Head

Publishing date: 9 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BELGRADE, 10 December 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, supports the international campaign "16 Days of Activism to Prevent Violence against Women" concluding today and welcomes actions to eradicate the vice...

OSCE Centre in Astana raises awareness of disabilities as human rights issue

Publishing date: 25 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ASTANA, 25 June 2010- The rights of persons with disabilities were in focus during a workshop conducted today by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with Kazakhstan's...

OSCE human rights office, Hungarian authorities to co-operate in combating hate crimes against Roma

Publishing date: 23 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BUDAPEST, 23 November 2010- Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today said his Office would work with Hungary's authorities to combat hate crimes against Roma...