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OSCE/ODIHR renews work of its advisory panel on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 18 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The new 12-member Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met for the first time in Warsaw on 18 June 2013 to map out the Panel’s role in providing assistance to OSCE participating States...
Greater efforts, co-operation needed to ensure security of Jewish communities, say participants at OSCE conference in Berlin
Publishing date: 13 June 2013
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BERLIN, 13 June 2013 – Violent attacks and threats motivated by anti-Semitism affect the day-to-day lives of Jewish communities all across the OSCE region, and these communities are in need of protection from these threats and the harmful impact they have on their religious and cultural activities and on their human rights, said participants at an expert OSCE conference in Berlin today...
More co-operation between civil society and government needed to better combat hate crimes against the disabled, Oslo seminar participants agree
Publishing date: 4 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Greater co-operation between civil society, law enforcement agencies and government institutions is needed to improve responses to hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities, participants said at a regional seminar co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Oslo on 4 June 2013...
Italian Police and ODIHR sign agreement on hate crime training for police
Publishing date: 29 May 2013
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) and the Italian authorities signed an agreement on 29 May 2013 for training of Italian law enforcement officers in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes...
ODIHR trains police trainers on preventing and responding to hate crimes
Publishing date: 12 April 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Police trainers from 11 OSCE participating States completed a three-day specialized police training programme on recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Association of European Police Colleges (AEPC) from 10 to 12 April 2013...
Joint Statement on International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Publishing date: 21 March 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, WARSAW, STRASBOURG, 21 March 2013 – The social fallout from the ongoing global economic crisis must not become an excuse to allow racism and prejudice to go unchecked, said Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Eva Smith Asmussen, Chair of the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), in a joint statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...
OSCE/ODIHR examines good practices on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Representatives from Jewish communities and civil society in the OSCE region met in Warsaw to share good practices in collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes, as well as effective responses, during a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 December 2012...