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ODIHR supports inter-agency co-operation on addressing hate crime in Greece
Publishing date: 6 June 2018
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) facilitated the signing of an inter-agency protocol on addressing hate crime at an event on 6 June 2018 in Athens. It was organized in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights of Greece. The
New ODIHR/UNESCO publication aimed at assisting policymakers in addressing anti-Semitism through education
Publishing date: 4 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
PARIS, 4 June 2018 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today released a joint publication aimed at assisting policymakers in addressing anti-Semitism through education, at a launch event at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
OSCE/ODIHR event in Milan enhances capacity of civil society and lawyers to support hate crime victims
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Strategies to effectively address hate crimes were the focus of a training course for civil society representatives and legal professionals working with hate crime victims, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with Italy’s Catholic
As millions remain exposed to racism, equality bodies must be strengthened, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Anti-Racism Day
Publishing date: 21 March 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
STRASBOURG / WARSAW / VIENNA, 21 March 2018. Promoting equality and combating racism are essential to fortify social cohesion and democratic security, the heads of three European human rights institutions said in a joint statement on today’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...
OSCE/ODIHR workshops in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan help strengthen civil society responses to hate crime
Publishing date: 2 March 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Strengthening the ability of civil society to identify and report hate crimes, and to better support the victims of these crimes, was at the centre of two training workshops organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) this week in Bishkek and Almaty. The
ODIHR workshop in Plovdiv completes training programme for police and prosecutors on addressing hate crimes in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 28 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The final event of a training programme designed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to improve co-operation between police officers and prosecutors in addressing hate crimes in Bulgaria was held on 27 and 28 February 2018 in Plovdiv. The training course,
ODIHR event in London brings together experts to discuss challenges in countering hate crime against migrants
Publishing date: 28 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Hate crime against migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 27 and 28 February 2018 in London. Forty-seven participants, 26 women and 21 men, from 14 OSCE participating States included representatives