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Manual for Police Education on Equality & Non-Discrimination: A new resource for police trainers in the Western Balkans
The Manual for Police Education on Equality & Non-Discrimination translated in the local languages of the Western Balkans is finally out and available for download. Law enforcement plays a key role in combating racism and racial discrimination, and in promoting human rights, democracy, and the...
Young people prepared to tackle hate speech through counter-narratives
In the framework of the EU Youth Week - LevelUp event organised by the European Youth Forum and hosted in the European Economic and Social Committee and the EU Parliament in Brussels, the Council of Europe’s unit on hate speech, hate crimes and AI, held several workshops for youth civil society...
First meeting of the CDADI Working group on hate speech and hate crime
During its 8th plenary meeting held in December 2023, the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) established a working group to deal with its deliverables on hate speech and hate crime. During the first working group meeting, the members met online to: Review...
Expanding the networks of support for vulnerable groups across the Republic of Moldova: welcome on board to Cimslia Discrict!
The Council of Europe Office in Chisinau and the District Council of Cimislia have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a support network for safeguarding vulnerable groups from discrimination, hatred and bias-motivated offences at the district level. Following the...
Workshop on combating hate speech through counter-narratives during EU Roma Week
On 8 April, International Roma Day, the Council of Europe’s Unit on hate speech, hate crimes and AI organised a workshop for civil society organisations to counter hate speech targeting Roma. The participants of the workshop learnt to use the Toolkit for human rights speech to civil society...
Assisting the Government of Montenegro in preparing new national 2024-2029 LGBTI Strategy
The first session of the working group in charge of drafting a new National LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) Strategy for the period 2024-2029, took place on 26 March in municipality of Bar, Montenegro. This activity, aimed at devising a new national strategy tailored to the...
Building networks for safeguarding vulnerable groups
Hate speech, discrimination and hate crimes create a hostile atmosphere in society towards already marginalised groups. In order to combat this phenomenon, three support networks have been established in Soroca, Calarasi, and Dubasari districts with the support of the Council of Europe - with an...
Fostering Diversity and inclusion with Young European Ambassadors in Armenia
Five Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) visited the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan to discuss ongoing activities and country-specific initiatives in the field of non-discrimination in Armenia. This included an in-depth exploration of the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination in...
Support to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in combating hate speech
6 March 2024, Sarajevo - During its last online consultative working meeting organised by the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 55 representatives from state institutions from both entities and the Brčko District, the Ombudsperson, media, international...
The regional platform of Equality bodies continues the work to address hate speech in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans
An online event was held focusing on fostering collaboration and exchange knowledge, common challenges and good practices between Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions, to address hate speech. This event, is a continuation to the equality bodies platform...
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