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OSCE/ODIHR trains Greek civil society network on combatting and reporting hate crimes
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained experts from Greek civil society on strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents at a workshop in Athens on 18 and 19 February 2014.
OSCE/ODIHR trains Italian police and Carabinieri officers on combatting hate crimes
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained Italian law-enforcement officers on addressing hate-motivated violence at six workshops held at the Carabinieri Senior Officers College and the National Police Senior Officers College in Rome on 10 and 11 February 2014.
Governments play critical role in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education, say participants at ODIHR event in Moldova
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The role of governments in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education was the focus of a roundtable discussion co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 28 January 2014, a day after the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
ODIHR trains Montenegrin police in recognizing and investigating hate crimes
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ODIHR launched a training programme to help Montenegrin law-enforcement officers better recognize, understand and investigate hate crimes with a three-day course that ended on 29 November 2013 in Podgorica...
Hate crime remains a threat not only to victims, but to security, cohesion and development, ODIHR Director says on release of annual report
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Hate-motivated violence not only does great harm to the individuals and groups targeted, but also poses a threat to security, social cohesion and development in the OSCE region, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said on the release today of the Office’s annual report on hate crime...
OSCE/ODIHR trains imams and community leaders in combating hate crimes against Muslims
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Imams and community leaders from across the OSCE region learned how to better prevent, monitor and report hate crimes against Muslims during a training session organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that ended on 11 November 2013 in Warsaw...
Effective teaching strategies needed to counter intolerance, say participants at international meeting on discrimination against Muslims
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Education is crucial in countering intolerance and negative stereotyping of Muslims, participants concluded at a meeting in Strasbourg on 5 July 2013 that was attended by more than 30 experts on education and officials from across the OSCE region...