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Launch event and training against hate crime for law enforcement (TAHCLE) in Montenegro Place: Podgorica, 27-29 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar The Police Academy of Montenegro signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement TAHCLE on 29 August 2013. As the next step, the Police Academy established a National Implementation Working Group with a task to co-operate with ODIHR on customization of the standard TAHCLE curriculum. Following the meeting of the Working Group in September 2013, it was agreed that TAHCLE will be implemented through the training of trainers session which will be delivered by ODIHR on 27-29 November 2013. |
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Ukrainian working group on training for law enforcement against hate crime (TAHCLE) visit to Warsaw Place: Warsaw, 21-22 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Workshop ; Roundtable Meeting The National Implementation Working Group was established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with a task to oversee the implementation of the TAHCLE programme in Ukraine. The Working Group will visit ODIHR to hold its second meeting. The purpose of the meeting is twofold: 1. to finalize the TAHCLE curriculum and agree on the implementation timeline, including the dates for the launch of the programme and the training-of-trainers sessions ; 2. to give the Ukrainian and Polish authorities an opportunity to exchange experiences on ODIHR’s programme implementation and, more generally, on hate crimes prevention and response. |
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Fifth annual meeting of the national points of contact on hate crime Place: Warsaw, 14-15 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Expert Meeting National points of contact on hate crime from across the OSCE region will meet for annual NPC gathering in Warsaw on 14-15 November, 2013. The working level meeting is an opportunity for exchange of experience and good practice initiatives among NPCs and ODIHR. The meeting is aimed particularly at improving the data collection and reporting of hate crime data at the national level – the main task of the NPCs. The opening panel on the first night should introduce the context for NPC work – the police, prosecution, victim surveys and a victim representation will meet and offer the big picture perspective. On day two, ODIHR’s new tools facilitating data collection will be presented and NPCs will provide feedback and learn to use them. Brainstorming on the challenges of hate crimes and data collection across the OSCE region will top the meeting off on Friday afternoon. Participation in the meeting is limited to national points of contact on hate crime. |
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Hate crime training for civil society representatives in Ukraine Place: Kiev, 13-14 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar During this two-day event, civil society representatives from Ukraine with different areas of activities get trained to understand the hate crimes phenomenon and the difference with similar concepts, in order to be able to identify, monitor and report such crimes, as well as support victims and raise awareness on the matter. While the responsibility to combat hate crimes lies primarily on the shoulders of public authorities, civil society can play an important role in guiding governments to enhance their relevant policies and strategies. This is especially crucial to address under-reporting and under-recording of hate crimes against certain communities, due to lack of confidence in governmental officials.The training aims to increase the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor hate crimes and combat these violent acts of intolerance in close co-operation with law enforcement officials and prosecutors. |
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Training for trainers of imams and community leaders on responding to hate crimes against Muslims Place: Warsaw, 9-11 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department is organizing a workshop for trainers of imams and community leaders on responding to hate crimes against Muslims. The event aims to equip participants with the necessary tools to deliver their own training courses and is designed to be learner-oriented, interactive and practical. Press release: OSCE/ODIHR trains imams and community leaders in combating hate crimes against Muslims |
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OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti Place: Vienna, 7-8 November 2013 Organisers: ODIHR ; OSCE Chairmanship Category: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will present ODIHR’s 2013 Status Report on the Implementation of the Roma and Sinti 2003 OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti and its key findings. The SHDM will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Action Plan and take stock of its implementation. Participants will be given opportunity to discuss the lessons learned from realized polices or initiatives and explore the further measures that are needed to improve the situation of Roma and Sinti. Press release: Continued efforts to address the situation of Roma and Sinti needed, say participants of OSCE meeting |
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Consultative roundtable on the draft guidelines on the recognition of religious or belief communities Place: Brussels, 24 October 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Expert Meeting ; Roundtable Meeting This roundtable, which will bring together some 25 representatives of civil society and religious or belief communities, represents the fourth in a series of consultative events to discuss ODIHR's draft "Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities". |
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Hate crime training for civil society representatives in Montenegro Place: Przno, 23-24 October 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar During this two-day event, civil society representatives from Montenegro with different areas of activities get trained to understand the hate crimes phenomenon and the difference with similar concepts, in order to be able to identify, monitor and report such crimes, as well as support victims and raise awareness on the matter. While the responsibility to combat hate crimes lies primarily on the shoulders of public authorities, civil society can play an important role in guiding governments to enhance their relevant policies and strategies. This is especially crucial to address under-reporting and under-recording of hate crimes against certain communities, due to lack of confidence in governmental officials.The training aims to increase the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor hate crimes and combat these violent acts of intolerance in close co-operation with law enforcement officials and prosecutors. |
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Consultative roundtable on the draft guidelines on the recognition of religious or belief communities Place: Astana, 10 October 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Expert Meeting ; Roundtable Meeting This roundtable represents the third in a series of consultative events to discuss ODIHR's draft "Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities". Approximately 30 government, civil society, and community representatives from OSCE participating States from Central Asia gather in Astana to provide comments and suggestions on the draft Guidelines as well as to exchange good practices in the area of recognition of religious or belief communities. |
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OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Place: Warsaw, 23 September - 4 October 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Selected documents |
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Hate crime training for civil society representatives in Bulgaria Place: Sofia, 12-13 September 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar During this two-day event, civil society representatives from Bulgaria with different areas of activities get trained to understand the hate crimes phenomenon and the difference with similar concepts, in order to be able to identify, monitor and report such crimes, as well as support victims and raise awareness on the matter. While the responsibility to combat hate crimes lies primarily on the shoulders of public authorities, civil society can play an important role in guiding governments to enhance their relevant policies and strategies. This is especially crucial to address under-reporting and under-recording of hate crimes against certain communities, due to lack of confidence in governmental officials.The training aims to increase the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor hate crimes and combat these violent acts of intolerance in close co-operation with law enforcement officials and prosecutors. |
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Consultative roundtable on the draft guidelines on the recognition of religious or belief communities Place: Kiev, 3 September Organisers: ODIHR Category: Expert Meeting ; Roundtable Meeting This roundtable represents the first in a series of consultative events to discuss ODIHR's draft "Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities". Approximately 30 government, civil society, and community representatives from OSCE participating States from Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus gathered in Kiev to provide comments and suggestions on the draft Guidelines as well as to exchange good practices in the area of recognition of religious or belief communities. |
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Training on hate crime for OSCE, UNHCR and IOM field mission staff Place: Warsaw, 8-9 August 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar The training will explore the concept of hate crime, including identifying, monitoring and reporting, highlight effective government strategies on hate crime, and discuss how field missions can contribute to combating hate crime. |
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Challenging anti-Muslim prejudice and promotion of mutual understanding in multicultural societies through education Place: Strasbourg, 5 July 2013 Organisers: ODIHR ; Council of Europe ; UNESCO Category: Roundtable Meeting ; Expert Meeting The third roundtable meeting to promote the "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education" will be hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 5 July 2013. The Guidelines were published jointly by ODIHR, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. The first event, which focused on "Countering Intolerance against Muslims through Education for Societies in Transition" was hosted by ODIHR in Vienna on 6 September 2012. This was followed by the roundtable on “Globalization, Diversity and Social Cohesion” hosted by UNESCO in Paris on 5 November 2012. The objective of the upcoming meeting is to promote the Guidelines and discuss how they can be used to challenge anti-Muslim prejudice and promote mutual understanding in multicultural societies. The event also seeks to foster the exchange of regional experiences among policy makers, representatives of Ministries of Education, educational institutions for professional development and teacher training programs. Press release: Effective teaching strategies needed to counter intolerance, say participants at international meeting on discrimination against Muslims |
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Regional seminar on hate crimes against people with disabilities for national human rights institutions and criminal justice officials Place: Oslo, 4 June 2013 Organisers: ODIHR ; Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman (LDO) Category: Workshop This seminar offers a forum for government officials, political representatives, law enforcement practitioners, representatives of national human rights institutions and disabled people’s organizations, to explore challenges and identify good practices and ways forward in the Nordic region. Specifically it aims to: - raise awareness about the concept and nature of disability hate crime, and to share experiences from the region; - present effective responses to disability hate crime at the national level; -identify ways forward for criminal justice officials, national human rights institutions, and civil society. |
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Hate crimes training for civil society organizations in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Place: Veles, 27-28 May 2013 Organisers: ODIHR ; OSCE Mission to Skopje Category: Training Seminar The training is organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the scope of a project to support national stakeholders in tackling hate crimes and hate speech. During this two-day event, civil society representatives from different regions in the country will be trained to understand hate crimes phenomenon and the difference with similar concepts, in order to be able to identify, monitor and report such crimes, as well as support victims and raise awareness on the matter. While the responsibility to combat hate crimes lies primarily on the shoulders of public authorities, civil society can play an important role in guiding governments to enhance their relevant policies and strategies. This is especially crucial to address under-reporting and under-recording of hate crimes against certain communities, due to lack of confidence in governmental officials. The training aims to increase the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor hate crimes and combat these violent acts of intolerance in close co-operation with law enforcement officials and prosecutors. |
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OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (including human rights youth education on tolerance and non-discrimination) Place: Tirana, 21-22 May 2013 Organisers: OSCE Chairmanship Category: OSCE Conference/Meeting |
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Expert meeting on the role of education in combating anti-Semitism Place: Warsaw, 7-8 May 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Expert Meeting The meeting will gather experts that co-operate with ODIHR and the Anne Frank House in developing teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The purpose of the meeting is threefold. It aims to: -present recently finalized teaching materials and facilitate a discussion on the educational insights gained when combating anti-Semitism through education in 15 countries; -exchange experiences related to the training of teachers and take stock of challenges faced by experts in the process of implementing the teaching materials; -connect all the experts involved in the project with a view to discussing how best to secure and document the achievements of this multilateral project. |
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Regional training for civil society representatives on hate crimes against Muslims Place: Copenhagen, 3-4 May 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar During this two-day workshop, civil society representatives from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will receive training on how to recognize hate crimes against Muslims and on what civil society organizations can do in order to combat this phenomenon. While the responsibility to combat hate crimes lies primarily on the shoulders of public authorities, civil society can play an important role in guiding governments to enhance their relevant policies and strategies. This is especially crucial to address under-reporting and under-recording of hate crimes against certain communities, due to lack of confidence in governmental officials. The training aims to increase the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor hate crimes against Muslims and combat these violent acts of intolerance in close co-operation with other community organizations and law enforcement officials. |
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Training for OSCE field staff on freedom of religion or belief Place: Warsaw, 20-21 February 2013 Organisers: ODIHR Category: Training Seminar ODIHR is organizing a training session for 17 staff members from ODIHR and the OSCE’s field operations with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of the obligations of participating States in the area of freedom of religion or belief, one of the OSCE’s oldest commitments. The training session will cover the freedom to manifest religion or belief, religious education, discrimination, the legal personality of religious communities and the duty of the state in protecting the security of religious sites and communities. |
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