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No Hate Parliamentary Alliance discusses measures to support those targeted by hate speech
Steps national parliaments can take to ensure effective support measures for individuals and groups targeted by hate speech were discussed during the thematic session held today by the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe at the Organisation’s...
UN Internet Governance Forum explores how to implement Council of Europe Recommendation on Combating Hate Speech
Representative of national authorities, civil society organisations and Internet businesses discussed together how to implement the provisions included in Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on Combating Hate Speech and the UN Plan of Action on Hate Speech. They met during the hybrid...
CDADI elected its President, Vice-President and two Bureau members
The CDADI held its sixth plenary meeting from 29 November - 1 December 2022 in Strasbourg. During this plenary, a new President, a new Vice-President and two new Bureau members were elected for the time period until 31 December 2023. The outgoing founding president of the CDADI Triantafillos...
The Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) will hold its sixth meeting
From 29 November to 1 December 2022, the members, participants and observers of the Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) will meet to advance its work as foreseen in the 2022/23 terms of reference, and to consider a number of deliverables prepared by the Committees of...
Combatting LGBTI-phobic hate crime discussed in Dublin
Right to life, security and protection from violence, and combating hate crime based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC-based) across Europe were the themes of a roundtable held in Dublin on 27 October. It was organised under Ireland’s...
“One key to successful integration is to make society and institutions able to perceive and treat diversity as a resource”
Zagreb, 13 October 2022 - The Chair of the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI), Triantafillos Loukarelis, intervened at the conference Integration of Persons Granted International Protection – Transfer and Good Practices at European and Global Level. He...
2nd meeting of the CDADI Working group on active political participation of the national minority youth
Strasbourg, 26-27 September 2022 - During its 4th Plenary meeting in December 2021, Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) established a working group in charge of drafting a Committee of Ministers Recommendation to the member States on active political...
Council of Europe presents its Recommendation on combating hate speech at Warsaw Human Dimension Conference held under the Polish Chairmanship in Office of the OSCE
At the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference held under the Polish Chairmanship in Office of the OSCE, the Council of Europe Secretariat informed delegates of the recently adopted Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on Combating Hate Speech and revised General Policy Recommendation’s...
A comprehensive policy approach for intercultural integration at the national level
The Model Framework for an intercultural integration strategy at the national level is now available in Polish, Romanian, and Slovakian languages. Adopted by the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion (CDADI) in June 2021, the Model Framework for an intercultural...
Progress in legal gender recognition in Europe is slow, further steps needed on civil and human rights aspects
A new Council of Europe report reviews the progress achieved in European countries in guaranteeing full legal gender recognition (LGR) in all areas of life. The report acknowledges advances in legislation, practices and public attitudes, but progress is slow and additional steps are needed, inter...

