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...
Marking the 2023 Council of Europe week in the Republic of Moldova
Gallop with us against discrimination and hatred!
As a part of series activities marking the 28th anniversary of the country's accession to the Council of Europe and cooperation in the field of democracy, human rights and rule of law, the joint European Union and Council of Europe project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in...
The impact of hatred on the victims’ life was addressed at the Living Library on the thematic of discrimination
A thematic event on raising awareness and combating discrimination was carried out in the context of Council of Europe week in the Republic of Moldova in the format of Living Library - the storytelling sessions that reflected cases and situations of discrimination and hatred against three...
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...
Promoting Equality in Azerbaijan: Key Stakeholders Unite in Baku to Drive Change
On 7 June 2023, the first meeting of the Technical Committee for the "Promoting Equality in Azerbaijan" project was successfully held in Baku. The meeting served as a platform for representatives from various key project stakeholders to converge and discuss the forthcoming activities, expected...
Promoting equality and non-discrimination in Armenia: state and non-state stakeholders gathered for the first technical project committee meeting
On 9 June 2023, the first meeting of the Technical Committee for the "Promoting equality and non-discrimination in Armenia" project was successfully held in an online format. The meeting served as a platform for representatives from various key project stakeholders to converge and discuss the...
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...
10 years of promoting and protecting equality in the Republic of Moldova
The international conference “Equality bodies: new standards, new challenges” marked the 10th anniversary and presented the main achievements of the Equality Council throughout a decade of its activity in the Republic of Moldova. The event brought to discussion the recent developments and...
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...
Technical project committee meeting for the PGGIII project: Combating hate speech in Georgia
The technical project committee meeting for the “Partnership for Good Governance phase III (PGGIII) project: Combating hate speech in Georgia” took place on 15 March in Tbilisi. The project started on 1 March 2023 and will last for 3 years. The Council of Europe has been working in Georgia to...
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...
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...
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