Focus group in Austria allows Muslim Women and Men to share experiences about hate crimes and discrimination

Fifteen Muslim women and men recounted their own experiences of hate-motivated violence and discrimination, while highlighting factors that either hamper or facilitate better response to hate crimes as part of a focus group facilitated by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 12 July 2014.

OSCE/ODIHR trains civil society and law enforcement in Italy on combatting hate crime

Strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes were the focus of two training events – one for Italian civil society activists and the other for law enforcement officers – organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Rome from 30 June to 4 July 2014.

ODIHR launches user-friendly Hate Crime Reporting website

In combatting intolerance and discrimination, information is a vital weapon, but only if it can be accessed quickly and easily.

OSCE/ODIHR provides training for Moldova's Ombudsman Office on addressing and reporting hate crimes

The role of the Ombudsman in addressing hate crimes was the focus of two days of training for staff from the Center for Human Rights of Moldova organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 9 and 10 June 2014.

Women of African descent at OSCE/ODIHR workshop examine ways to deal with discrimination

The unique experiences and challenges confronting women of African descent in the OSCE region was the focus of a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 29-30 May 2014. Twenty-one women from 15 OSCE participating States detailed the issues that women of African descent face on a daily basis, notably the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination.