OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

2003 winner

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel, May 2001. (OSCE) Photo details
The Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies won the 2003 Max van der Stoel award. Established in 1993, it has developed a reputation for timely and informed research and commentary on such issues as citizenship, minority-language broadcasting, minority participation in public life and the application of international minority-related standards in Latvia.