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Preventing and Responding to Hate Incidents and Crimes against Christians

Conference

Date:
Location:
Rome
Organized by:
Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Chairpersonship
Fields of work:
Tolerance and non-discrimination

OSCE participating States recognize that manifestations of discrimination and intolerance threaten the security of individuals and may give rise to wider-scale conflict and violence that undermine international stability and security. Today, there are a broad range of commitments to combat racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, discrimination, and intolerance, including against Muslims, Christians, and Jews, as well as commitments related to preventing and responding to hate crimes. Recent attacks on Christian communities have highlighted the necessity to address the problem of intolerance against Christians with a specific focus on hate crimes.

The purpose of this high-level meeting is to provide a platform for experts and practitioners to discuss hate-motivated crimes and incidents against Christians in the OSCE area, in addition to sharing best practices in the area of prevention and response.

The working languages of the meeting will be English, Italian, and Russian.


Meeting registration will begin on 25 July 2011.

Contacts

Lauren Baranowska, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Deputy Spokesperson

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Public Affairs Unit

Ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw
Poland