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Among the many reasons why Egyptians rose up against their government more than two years ago were widespread allegations of police brutality and human rights violations.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović Tuesday voiced her concern about unannounced inspections of media NGOs in Russia.

A Karpoš Municipality electoral board during the second round of the municipal elections in Skopje, 7 April 2013.

"Hard Life". Roma neighbours in my hometown, Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010. Finalist of OSCE photo contest on tolerance and non-discrimination (2010).

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Racial or ethnic discrimination has been used to instill fear or hatred of others, often leading to conflict and war, as in the case of the Rwanda genocide in 1994.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities should not deport 19 Tamil refugees to Sri Lanka because they would be at serious risk of torture and persecution upon return. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has recognized all 19 as refugees, but the UAE authorities have told the group they must leave the country.

Syrian children outside their UNHCR tent at Jordan’s Za’atri refugee camp.

Russian authorities on April 5, 2013, released a young woman with a severe health condition after three months in pretrial detention. She was inappropriately held and denied adequate healthcare and medical treatment. The authorities should ensure that she gets the treatment she needs and compensate her for the violations of her rights that caused pain and suffering.