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OSCE Mission analysis reveals encouraging increase in use of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination
Publishing date: 5 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently published a report analyzing 433 domestic court decisions in anti-discrimination cases rendered between mid-2018 and mid-2021. The Mission report shows an increase in lawsuits and judgments under the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination. This
Combating corruption, improving quality education and Roma status, high on the agenda of Ambassador Aggeler’s visit to Mostar
Publishing date: 12 April 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar, 12 April 2023- Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, visited Mostar today where he met with range of Cantonal, religious, media and NGO partners.
OSCE-supported Anti-discrimination Forum (ADF) Trebinje celebrates its tenth anniversary
Publishing date: 28 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported today’s meeting of the Anti-Discrimination Forum Trebinje (ADF) to mark its tenth anniversary.
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH concludes his second visit to Mostar
Publishing date: 11 February 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, visited Mostar region yesterday to open a photo exhibition "National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina" and the best photography award ceremony, hosted and organized by the Foundation Museum Žitomislić and monastery Žitomislić.
Renewed efforts to counter anti-Semitism across the region are essential, say OSCE leaders
Publishing date: 7 February 2023
Content type: Press release
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE, 7 February 2023 – Taking stock of current efforts to counter anti-Semitism, an action that signifies further steps that need to be applied urgently, has been the central message of the participants of the of the 2023 Skopje Conference on Addressing anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region.
Joint statement of Personal Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-discrimination on recent public burnings of the Quran
Publishing date: 31 January 2023
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE/VIENNA, 31 January 2023- Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism, Associate Professor Dr. Regina Polak, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions, and Ambassador Dr. Ismail Hakki Musa, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims made the following statement:
Greater efforts to counter Holocaust distortion needed to combat hate and protect democracy, OSCE says on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Publishing date: 27 January 2023
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
SKOPJE/WARSAW/WASHINGTON, 27 January 2023 — Greater international co-operation is needed to counter Holocaust denial and distortion, not only to combat hateful ideologies but also to defend democracy, the OSCE said on today’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day.