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It is important to know what a hate crime is. When a hate crime is committed, one or more perpetrators target the victim, which can be one or more people or property, because of a protected aspect of the victim's identity, such as religion or ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or disability. Similarly, a hate incident is an act of hostility motivated by prejudice or bias that does not necessarily reach the threshold of a criminal offence, or the criminal nature of which is yet to be determined. A hate crime is any crime where the perpetrator is driven by prejudice or bias. Criminal offence + bias motive = hate crime.

It is important to know what a hate crime is. When a hate crime is committed, one or more perpetrators target the victim, which can be one or more people or property, because of a protected aspect of the victim's identity, such as religion or ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or disability. Similarly, a hate incident is an act of hostility motivated by prejudice or bias that does not necessarily reach the threshold of a criminal offence, or the criminal nature of which is yet to be determined. A hate crime is any crime where the perpetrator is driven by prejudice or bias. Criminal offence + bias motive = hate crime.

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms Pia Kauma. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Religious “war” unleashed by Kiev against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Continued violations by Germany of its OSCE human dimension commitments. 4th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August 2024. Recent developments in the north of Kosovo. Early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, held on 1 September 2024.

1487th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1487th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1487th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

This report provides a summary of ODIHR’s findings from the visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2021 in which ODIHR held dozens of meetings with State and civil society stakeholders, supported by desk research. In this context, ODIHR collected information about the good practices and gaps in the protection of the physical integrity, liberty, security and dignity of human rights defenders (HRDs), and other aspects of a safe and enabling environment for human rights work. Besides offering assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, ODIHR seeks to use the findings more broadly and assist participating States across the OSCE region on measures they could take to advance the situation of HRDs.

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

This publication collates and presents the recommendations made by the speakers and participants at the 2023 conference "Justice for Torture Victims: Applying a Victim-centred Approach and Ensuring the Right to Redress and Rehabilitation in Practice". The publication is drafted without prejudice and does not endorse any recommendations over others. The authors hope that it can serve as an inspiration for further dialogue and possible action for relevant stakeholders.