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A study on assessing the national non-discrimination mechanisms in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus is now available in English and Russian.

 

The study was carried out within the project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in the Eastern Partnership countries”. The project is part of the Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

This study was drafted on the basis of six national studies developed in early 2019.

This study aims to:

  • assess the effectiveness of access to justice for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech through non-judicial redress mechanisms in the six countries and provide areas in which interventions could be prioritised in co-operation projects
  • assess the capacity and the level of cooperation of Equality bodies/ Ombudsperson institutions with NGOs partners and the judiciary in the six countries

The study was developed primarily to provide baseline information for the regional PGG project.

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Who will benefit from this project?

  • General public and in particular victims of discrimination, hate speech and hate crime, will benefit from better protection of their rights through non-judicial redress mechanisms
  • Equality bodies and/or Ombudspersons’ Offices
  • Civil society organisations working with/representing vulnerable communities
  • Ministries of Justice, Ministries of Interior, Judiciary and law enforcement agencies

 

How will the project work?

  • In close co-operation with the national partners
  • Through regional activities and networking to support peer learning from good practices
  • Applying a tailor-made approach to meet the concrete needs of the country
  • Building on the results of co-operation in the field of anti-discrimination under PGG Phase I (2015-2018)
Objectives
  • To improve access to justice for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech through non-judicial redress mechanisms
  • To strengthen the capacity and co-operation of Equality bodies/ Ombudsoffices with NGO partners on redress mechanisms to discrimination, hate speech and hate crime
  • To raise awareness towards non-discrimination and to increase the visibility of national redress mechanisms 
Project factsheet

Strengthening the access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries

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Expected results
  • The legislation on anti-discrimination, hate crime and hate speech is improved and implemented more effectively in line with European human rights standards
  • Procedures and tools for disaggregated data gathering on hate crime are further strengthened
  • The capacity of Equality bodies/ Ombudspersons’ Offices and NGOs to assist men and women from vulnerable groups in pursuing discrimination complaints through relevant non-judicial redress mechanisms is increased
  • Awareness of the work of ‘equality bodies’ / Ombudspersons’ Office and non-judicial redress mechanisms is increased among women and men from vulnerable communities, general public, and NGOs
  • National stakeholders have the competences and readiness to combat hate speech in a coordinated manner
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project at a glance

Duration: 1 January 2019 - 28 February 2023

Funding: European Union and Council of Europe

Budget: 1,914,000.00 Euros

Implemented by: Council of Europe’s Anti-Discrimination Department (Directorate General  of Democracy).

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