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The OSCE Representatives on Tolerance and Non-discrimination. Past, present and future

The OSCE Representatives on Tolerance and Non-discrimination. Past, present and future The OSCE Representatives on Tolerance and Non- discrimination. Past, present and future Harm Hazewinkel 1 Tolerance and non-discrimination have always been high on the agenda of the OSCE . It might even be argued that the issue is now even more topical than it was at the time when the Helsinki Final Act was signed. If anything, the last decade has seen a growing lack of tolerance towards minorities or foreigners, towards immigrants and asylum seekers, towards people with other beliefs or ethnic backgrounds. Or is it perhaps that these feelings, slumbering for some time, have in the last few years found a more violent expression? The OSCE as an organisation has been aware of this development and in the last fifteen years various meetings, conferences and seminars have been devoted to this subject, starting with the first ODIHR seminar in November 1992. The commitment of the participating States to combat various forms of intolerance, discrimination, xenophobia, racism etc. has been repeated, in general or specific terms, at regular intervals. This is hardly the place to provide a full overview of these developments, either in the world at large or in the OSCE ; in particular the former http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) Brill

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Brill
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0925-0972
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1571-814X
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10.1163/157181407780862906
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The OSCE Representatives on Tolerance and Non- discrimination. Past, present and future Harm Hazewinkel 1 Tolerance and non-discrimination have always been high on the agenda of the OSCE . It might even be argued that the issue is now even more topical than it was at the time when the Helsinki Final Act was signed. If anything, the last decade has seen a growing lack of tolerance towards minorities or foreigners, towards immigrants and asylum seekers, towards people with other beliefs or ethnic backgrounds. Or is it perhaps that these feelings, slumbering for some time, have in the last few years found a more violent expression? The OSCE as an organisation has been aware of this development and in the last fifteen years various meetings, conferences and seminars have been devoted to this subject, starting with the first ODIHR seminar in November 1992. The commitment of the participating States to combat various forms of intolerance, discrimination, xenophobia, racism etc. has been repeated, in general or specific terms, at regular intervals. This is hardly the place to provide a full overview of these developments, either in the world at large or in the OSCE ; in particular the former

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Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2007

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