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Hate Crime Training for Icelandic Police: Train-the-trainer course

Training

Date:
Location:
Centre for Police Education and Professional Development, Reykjavík, Iceland
Organized by:
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Fields of work:
Tolerance and non-discrimination

About

Police play a key role in efforts to address hate crime. When equipped with the tools and knowledge to recognize, identify and record hate crime cases, police are able to investigate them effectively and ensure that hate crime victims receive appropriate support and protection. 

Why is it important to address hate crimes?

OSCE participating States have recognized that hate crimes pose a threat to security and, if not properly addressed, may give rise to conflict and violence on a wider scale.

Hate crimes are especially harmful because they target victims simply for being who they are. When hate crimes are investigated and prosecuted as such, victims and their communities receive a clear message that their efforts to report hate-motivated attacks are not in vain and that the criminal justice system will provide redress for the harm caused. ODIHR’s Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme helps to ensure that police across the OSCE region are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and investigate hate crimes wherever and whenever they occur.

Participation in this event is by invitation only.

Contact

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw
Poland

Phone: +48 22 520 06 00
Email: office@odihr.pl

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