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OSCE publishes guide on teaching about religions and beliefs
Publishing date: 27 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
MADRID, 27 November 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will launch a new guide on preparing curricula for teaching about religions and beliefs in a manner sensitive to human rights concerns on Wednesday in Madrid...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports inter-ethnic dialogue among young people
Publishing date: 23 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 23 November 2007- Promoting contacts among young people from different ethnic groups and helping them develop leadership skills is the aim of a series of OSCE-organized seminars that began in Struga today...
Britain hosts OSCE training course for police on hate crime response
Publishing date: 20 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW/LONDON, 20 November 2007- Police trainers from 15 countries are taking part in an OSCE-organized seminar on responding to hate crimes held in London this week...
OSCE-supported project that opened a shelter for trafficking victims hailed a success
Publishing date: 14 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 14 November 2007- The establishment of a shelter that has helped 41 human trafficking victims so far was the main achievement of a two-year OSCE-supported project, the conclusion of which was marked by OSCE and other officials in Skopje today...
OSCE promotes religious dialogue at Bishkek conference
Publishing date: 29 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 29 October 2007- The freedom of religion and consciousness and the role of religious organizations in Kyrgyzstan were discussed at an OSCE conference in Bishkek today...
OSCE celebrates in Armenia the 120th anniversary of Marc Chagall's birth
Publishing date: 6 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 6 July 2007- Promoting tolerance in Armenia through cultural exchange is the aim of a festival in memory of Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall opening tomorrow with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
OSCE Centre trains members of Tajik Parliament to create and improve gender laws
Publishing date: 5 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
KHOJA OBI GARM, Tajikistan, 5 July 2007- Raising awareness of gender equality issues among members of the Tajik Parliament was the aim of a five-day OSCE-supported training course in the mountainous health resort of Khoja Obi Garm in central Tajikistan.