Publications

Gender-based hate crimes are a consequence of gender inequalities and disproportionately affect women, as well as anyone perceived as not complying with prevailing gender norms. Gender-based hate crimes often seek to intimidate and suppress ways of life or expressions of identity that are perceived as not complying with traditional gender norms. They have a significant, long-lasting impact on the victims, and undermine security and social cohesion by perpetuating gender inequalities. The existence of such crimes also underscores wider trends of intolerance towards other groups. Everyone has a role to play in countering this and all forms of intolerance.

It is important to now what is a hate crime. 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

This document is about the best ways to make sure people with disabilities can take part in politics and public life.

This brochure presents the four-volume joint publication on "Addressing Anti-Semitism in Schools: Training Curricula”, developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO. The publication, intended for trainers, aims to assist teachers and school directors in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. It provides practical guidance on addressing anti-Semitism and countering prejudice in and through education, while promoting human rights, global citizenship education and gender equality. The four volumes are designed for trainers of (1) primary school teachers, (2) secondary school teachers, (3) vocational school teachers and (4) school directors.

This joint publication by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO aims to assist primary school teachers in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. It is part of a set of four training curricula designed for trainers of (1) primary school teachers, (2) secondary school teachers, (3) vocational school teachers and (4) school directors.

This joint publication by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO aims to assist secondary school teachers in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. It is part of a set of four training curricula designed for trainers of (1) primary school teachers, (2) secondary school teachers, (3) vocational school teachers and (4) school directors.

This joint publication by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO aims to assist vocational school teachers in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. It is part of a set of four training curricula designed for trainers of (1) primary school teachers, (2) secondary school teachers, (3) vocational school teachers and (4) school directors.

This joint publication by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UNESCO aims to assist school directors in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. It is part of a set of four training curricula designed for trainers of (1) primary school teachers, (2) secondary school teachers, (3) vocational school teachers and (4) school directors.

This is a publication that brings together a variety of perspectives, ideas and challenges identified by the partners of OSCE Presence in Albania from the non-government organizations and community activists at the local level.

EStAR: Enhancing hate crime victim support ODIHR’s EStAR project will give state and non-state actors the tools to protect, defend and support hate crime victims