Eastern Partnership anti-discrimination project news
Deadline for applying: 15 September 2023
CALL FOR TENDER – Local consultancy services under the project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova”
The project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova” is currently implemented by the Council of Europe and is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe in the framework of their Partnership for Good Governance (PGG). The project seeks in...
Dubasari District engaging with Council of Europe in promoting equality at local level
Dubasari District became the third district to join the project "Enhancing diversity and equality in the Republic of Moldova", by signing on 22 August a Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and Dubasari District Council. Dubasari is among four selected districts to benefit...
Combating sexist advertising in Eastern Europe: ways ahead
From early 2019 until February 2023, the Council of Europe has implemented a regional project focused on “Strengthening the access to justice through non-judicial redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries”, a joint initiative of...
Marking the international day to counter hate speech with equality body representatives
The International Day for Countering Hate Speech was marked in Albania with a regional seminar, gathering representatives from equality bodies from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. This event aimed to address ways of dealing with individual redress of cases of discrimination, hate speech...
Key stakeholders agreed on main priorities in anti-discrimination field in the Republic of Moldova
The first Meeting of the Technical Project Committee of the project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova” was carried out with national stakeholders and partners, to exchange on priorities and activities, ensuring inclusive project governance. The...
Moldovan judges, prosecutors and courts' staff equipped to address bias motivated crimes and protect victims
A comprehensive training program related to addressing bias-motivated crimes and better protection of victims of such crimes in line with European standards took place on 29-30 May 2023. It involved judges, prosecutors and courts’ staff of the Republic of Moldova. The training provided...
Deadline for submission of applications: 15 June 2023
Purchase of local consultancy services in relation to the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination in Armenia”
The project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination in Armenia” is currently implemented by the Council of Europe and is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe in the framework of their Partnership for Good Governance phase III. The Council of Europe is looking for a maximum of...
Ensuring implementation of reforms in the antidiscrimination domain in Ukraine, in line with European standards
29-30 March 2023, Warsaw - Partners from Ukraine gathered together with the Council of Europe and the European Union, taking stock of the previous years of cooperation in the anti-discrimination domain and its results. The event also enabled discussions about the prospect of reforms in the field...
Peer-to-peer training for police officers from the Soroca district, addressing anti-gypsism
A peer-to-peer session focused on operating in a multicultural environment was attended by 30 local police officers. In their daily work, they cover various aspects related to combating hate crimes, promoting equality and non-discrimination, including protecting rights of vulnerable groups such...
Taking stock of cooperation with the Police in the Republic of Moldova in the field of anti-discrimination
Throughout the last four years, the General Police Inspectorate of the Republic of Moldova has been close partner of the joint European Union and the Council of Europe (CoE) project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime...
Towards an improved cooperation between the Equality Council and the Judiciary in the Republic of Moldova
22 February 2023 – Representatives of the Equality Council and judges designated from the Superior Court of Justice, Chisinau Court and territorial judicial instances took part in an online roundtable “Fundamental rights in the context of war – freedom of expression and its limitations”. The...
Police officers from the Republic of Moldova trained to further improve data collection on hate crimes
14, 15 and 21 February 2023 – Three online sessions were organized for police staff of the Republic of Moldova, with a focus on the developments and adjustments of the database on hate crimes, and related issues to be addressed when working on the disaggregated data collection. Sessions...
Judges and prosecutors in Armenia enhanced their knowledge on combating hate speech
15 February 2023 – Twenty-five judges and prosecutors from Armenia have successfully completed the online training course on the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance’s General Policy Recommendation No.15 on Combating Hate Speech (GPR 15). The course, implemented from January to...
Manual on combating hate speech online supporting educators in Armenia
A “Manual on hate speech online for educators” in Armenian language was publicly presented in hybrid format, at the presence of representatives from the local schools, Yerevan municipality, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and representatives of Human Rights Defender’s office,...
Discussing priorities in strengthening the role of the Ombudsperson of Ukraine as national equality body
On 30 January 2023, the Council of Europe’s Director of Anti-Discrimination, Jeroen Schokkenbroek, met with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) Dmytro Lubinets in the context of a visit to the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg, France. Issues discussed...
Prosecutors and judges from the Republic of Moldova increased their knowledge on the European standards and judgements addressing hate speech
A two-day seminar focusing on the way hate speech is addressed by the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisprudence brought together 22 prosecutors and judges from the Republic of Moldova. The program included discussions on the best legal practices in hate speech case handling and exchange...
An online course on combating hate speech for judges and prosecutors from Armenia was launched
The tutored online course on the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) General Policy Recommendation (GPR) No. 15 on combating hate speech was launched, with the participation of 18 judges and prosecutors in Armenia. The course hosted by the Council of Europe’s HELP...
The representatives of the Equality Council of the Republic of Moldova exchanged experience with institutions from Romania on anti-discrimination practices
The study visit for the representatives of the Council for preventing and eliminating discrimination and ensuring equality of the Republic of Moldova (Equality Council) to institutions in the anti-discrimination field in Romania took place on 13-14 December 2022. Meetings with National Council...
Raising awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities in Armenia
On 14 December 2022 the regional EU/Council of Europe anti-discrimination project, part of the Partnership for Good Governance joined the Human Rights Defenders office of Republic of Armenia (HRDO), in a discussion focused on Combating discrimination based on disability and health of the person....
Planning ahead with Ukraine partners, to strengthen responses to discrimination and enhance societal cohesion in difficult times
Throughout the last years, the No Hate Speech and Co-operation Unit has been cooperating with various national stakeholders in Ukraine within the thematic area of combating discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, and protecting rights of national minorities. Since 2019, two projects have been...
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