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Promoting the participation of under-represented groups vital in truly democratic societies, says OSCE/ODIHR Director ahead of International Day of Democracy
Publishing date: 14 September 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Roma and Sinti, Youth
WARSAW, 13 September 2018 – More must be done to promote the participation of under-represented groups in political decision making if we are to ensure effective, truly democratic governance and societies, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said today, ahead of tomorrow’s International Day of Democracy.
Greater efforts to protect Roma from violence and punish perpetrators key to ensuring Roma security and inclusion, say participants at Warsaw event
Publishing date: 14 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
The very limited progress in implementing government strategies and policies for Roma inclusion remains a major obstacle to their inclusion, participants said at an event in Warsaw on 14 September 2018. The lack of progress is coupled with negative public and political discourse, persistent discrimination and growing manifestations of intolerance and racially motivated violence against Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area.
ODIHR organizes first train-the-trainer course on effective and human rights-compliant policing in Roma communities in Poland
Publishing date: 20 July 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
Building the capacity of Polish police forces to provide training on effective and human rights-compliant policing in Roma communities was the focus of a course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Regional Police Headquarters in Krakow, in Zakopane, Poland from 17 to 20 July 2018.
Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship to work towards boosting multilateralism and conflict prevention, State Secretary Lukáš Parízek tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 19 July 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 19 July 2018 – Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship next year will pursue strategies that boost multilateralism, promote conflict prevention and focus on addressing the needs of people, said the country’s Foreign and European Affairs State Secretary Lukáš Parízek in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chairmanship’s priority areas...
OSCE PA human rights Chair condemns anti-Roma attack in Ukraine, raises alarm at increasing intolerance
Publishing date: 28 June 2018
COPENHAGEN, 28 June 2018- The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's human rights committee today expressed her deep concern about a recent deadly attack on a Roma community in western Ukraine. Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), who also serves as a Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, offered sincere condolences on behalf of the Assembly to the families of the victims, and called for a thorough investigation into this apparent hate crime...
Findings from analysis of legal framework for registration of unregistered persons presented in Skopje
Publishing date: 8 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 8 June 2018 – Government officials and civil society representatives gathered today in Skopje at an OSCE-organized event to discuss the findings of an UNHCR-supported analysis of the existing legal framework for registration of unregistered persons...
Participants at OSCE/ODIHR workshop stress need for participating States to step up efforts to ensure effective and meaningful participation of Roma and Sinti in public and political life
Publishing date: 6 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
OSCE participating States should step up their efforts to ensure the effective and meaningful participation of Roma and Sinti in public and political life, said participants at the consultation workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 5