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Improve responses to hate crimes against disabled people, say participants of ODIHR workshop in Oslo
More needs to be done to improve responses to hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities, said participants at a joint workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsperson in Norway, in Oslo on 26 November 2012...
ODIHR workshop in Berlin trains civil society on responding to hate crimes against Muslims
Civil society representatives from Austria, Germany and Switzerland gained insight into effective methods for monitoring and responding to incidents of hate crimes against Muslims, at a workshop organized by ODIHR and the non-governmental organization ReachOut in Berlin on 24 and 25 November 2012...
Religious leaders should promote recognition for all religious and belief communities, participants at OSCE meeting say
Religious leaders can do more to promote the right of all religious and belief communities to full, equal and non-discriminatory access to legal personality, said participants at a joint meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace (ECRL) in Warsaw on 22 November 2012...
Despite national efforts, hate crimes remain serious problem in OSCE region, ODIHR report says
VIENNA, 16 November 2012 – Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem across the OSCE region despite efforts to address them in many participating States, concludes an annual report released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna today, on the International Day for Tolerance...
OSCE Mission to Skopje marks International Day of Tolerance with conference on combating hate speech
SKOPJE, 16 November 2012 – Encouraging the exchange of views and experiences between diverse groups of political, judicial and civil sector actors on the challenges faced in curbing hate speech is the aim of an OSCE-supported conference started in Skopje today...
OSCE Mission report highlights need to tackle hate crimes to promote security and build cohesive society in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 13 November 2012 – Bias-motivated crimes send a strong message of intolerance and prejudice towards victims and their communities, can increase tensions in society, and must not be ignored, said Adam Kobieracki, the Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, presenting in Sarajevo today an OSCE Mission report on tackling hate crimes...
Role of education in promoting respect for diversity highlighted at Paris meeting
Education is a powerful tool in promoting tolerance and mutual understanding, representatives of education ministries and institutions said at a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), UNESCO and the Council of Europe in Paris on 5 November 2012...
OSCE Mission helps Kosovo police identify and investigate hate crimes
A series of six workshops held across Kosovo on identifying, investigating and responding to hate crimes for 90 high-ranking Kosovo police officers including station commanders, regional deputy directors, and regional chiefs of operations concluded on 19 October 2012 in Ferizaj/Uroševac... ()
Data on hate crime in focus at annual OSCE human rights meeting
The collection and reporting of hate crime data were the focus of a discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 3 October 2012... ()
Religious and belief communities need legal recognition, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Religious and belief communities should be granted quick, simple and non-discriminatory access to legal personality, said participants at a meeting on the margins of the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 2 October 2012... ()