Italy

In 2022, OSCAD co-operated with UNAR to organize a training conference on "Online hate: characteristics and response tools", held in Milan as part of a European project to tackle online hate speech.  

OSCAD also supported, at the request from the Alexander Langer Stiftung Foundation, the "Training course with the personnel of the police forces operating on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano", aimed at increasing officers' abilities to respond to hate crimes as part of the project titled "INGRID - INtersecting GRounds of Discrimination in Italy".

OSCAD participated in the Stand Up for Victims rights project, aimed at developing awareness of lawyers, law enforcement and other professionals who might come into contact with victims, and facilitating reporting of hate crimes.

OSCAD contributed to a training activity as part of the "Anti-discrimination Law Course on Racial Origin, Ethnic Origin, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" organized by the National Forensic Council in co-operation with several partners, including UNAR and the Lenford Network.

OSCAD also joined the workshop series and project titled "TRUST - Tackling Under-Reporting and Under-Recording of Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Against Muslim Women", financed by the European Union and co-ordinated by Agenfor, with the participation of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Ordinary Court of Trento and the Ministry of Defence (Carabinieri).

OSCAD has joined the European project F.A.D.E (Fight Against Antisemitism through training and awareness raising activities), the main objective of which is to improve the ability of public authorities to identify, prosecute and condemn incidents of discrimination and anti-Semitic hatred in a timely and effective manner. The project is implemented jointly with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the National Antidiscrimination Racial Office - UNAR, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI), the Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center (CDEC), and Reflect – the Research Evaluation Training Technical Assistance S.R.L.

Throughout 2022, OSCAD continued to support the SUPER project (SUPporting Every day fight against Racism). The project involved operators of the State Police and the Carabinieri in training activities.

OSCAD has also taken part in awareness-raising efforts through a series of events on "Victims of Hate", held in various Italian cities, including Milan and San Marino in 2022.

In 2022, OSCAD has entered into an agreement with the National Observatory on Sporting Events (ONMS) of the Department of Public Security to address racial discrimination at sporting events. It also established collaboration with the Postal and Communications Police to raise awareness on different forms of bias-motivated violence.

In 2022, OSCAD launched a publication on "Violence against women with disabilities", which presented data collected by the Observatory, the main indicators of violence, and the most widespread prejudices against women with disabilities.    

There were several notable hate crime cases in 2022. In Grosseto, a boy with oncological disease attending online classes was repeatedly insulted with racist comments by his classmates. The harassment was reported to the Postal and Communications Police. In Florence, a pregnant woman of Moroccan origin with a child was attacked on the train by a person who tried to tear her veil off. The perpetrator of the attack was identified and charged with the offences of private violence and personal injury aggravated by racial discrimination, the presence of a minor and the victim's state of pregnancy. In Terracina, a man was insulted, threatened and attacked with a blunt instrument by a group of four perpetrators due to his sexual orientation. The perpetrators were identified and charged with aggravated injuries. In addition, they were issued an administrative order by the Questore (local authority of public security) prohibiting them from entering any kind of hospitality establishments in the city. In Albino, a young Italian woman of Senegalese origin, while in a bar with an acquaintance, was subjected to racist insults by a man due to the colour of her skin, and then physically assaulted