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The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) is organizing a video contest for young people on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the HCNM’s first and ground-breaking recommendations on the educational rights of national minorities.


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OPPORTUNITIES / PHOTO: Photo contest seeks to highlight tolerance

Posted on: 08/04/2010 Fellowships and Awards, Photojournalism Deadline: 10/05/2010 Region: Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia

European journalists can submit works to a photo contest under the theme "Tolerance, Transparency, Tradition and Trust." Deadline: May 10.

The award, sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), aims to highlight tolerance and non-discrimination.

Five winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Astana, Kazakhstan. An exhibition of photos will be on display in Astana, on June 29 and 30.

To get more information, e-mail photo2010@osce.org or click here

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PUBLICATIONS: OSCE/ODIHR launches book on human rights education for schools

WARSAW, 2 October 2009 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and several partner organizations launched a resource book today on human rights education for primary and secondary schools and teacher training institutions featuring 101 examples of good practices.

The book, "Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice", was presented in the margins of the OSCE's annual human rights conference, the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.

ODIHR created the book together with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council of Europe, and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

"Education on human rights is vital for a democratic society as it promotes equality, empowerment and participation as well as conflict prevention and resolution," said Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, director of ODIHR.

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