Publications

This Guide provides practical advice on recognizing, recording and investigating hate crimes in Ukraine. As a brief and practical reference tool, it complements the efforts of the National Police Main Investigation Department, which drafted a detailed Methodological Recommendation on Investigating Hate Crimes, and will assist prosecutors overseeing the investigation process.

This Guide advances the fulfilment of the OSCE commitments to assist hate crime victims. Developed in consultation with civil society and government experts, and based on good practice identified across the region, the Guide responds to a need in many OSCE participating States, where victims of hate crime often do not receive adequate protection and support. It addresses gaps in integrating assistance efforts with criminal justice processes and is designed primarily for hate crime victim support practitioners, criminal justice officials and policymakers responsible for developing and maintaining victim support systems. It provides practical recommendations on adapting procedures, policies and laws, while taking into account the realities and complexities of criminal justice and victim support systems.

This study was commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland, and implemented by Ipsos Poland.

This manual sets out the basic principles for initiating and conducting joint hate crime training activities for police and prosecutors. It outlines what issues need to be raised and how such training activities are expected to shape police and prosecutors’ understanding of hate crimes.

This Guide on Addressing Hate Crime at the Regional Level was developed as part of a project implemented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to build a comprehensive criminal justice response to hate crime.

This guide lays out practical steps that governments are recommended to take to address the security needs of Jewish communities in co-operation and partnership with these same communities. The guide is designed to help governments take stock of security risks and needs with the goal of improving the capacity of law-enforcement officials and institutions to address the security needs of Jewish communities. In addition, this guide deals with related issues, such as the problem of the underreporting and recording of anti-Semitic hate crimes.

This manual on joint hate crime training for police and prosecutors was developed as part of a project by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on building a comprehensive criminal justice response to hate crime. This publication is intended for use in the Bulgarian

This publication provides a methodology for mapping unreported hate crimes against selected communities using a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) technique. It has been developed as part of a project developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to build a comprehensive criminal justice response to hate crime.

An annual report for 2008 on hate crimes and state responses within the OSCE region. Available on CD.