Tolerance and Non-discrimination OSCE/Jens Eschenbaecher Jo-Anne Bishop, Head of ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, at the launch of a report on hate crimes in the OSCE region, Warsaw, 6 October 2008. An expert-level meeting with a smaller group of NPCs was convened on 25 and 26 November in Warsaw to discuss the draft questionnaire, which was then circulated to all NPCs for further input. The finalized questionnaire will now be used to develop the 2008 annual hate crime report.  ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS), was developed to serve as a repository of information received from state and non-state partners, and to support ODIHR’s efforts to disseminate information and highlight practical initiatives. The public website http://tandis.odihr.pl provides access to action plans, statistics, legislation and initiatives to combat intolerance and discrimination, as well as to international standards, reports and practical tools. New features in 2008 included the improvement and expansion of the “civil society corner” and the launch of a section dedicated to the Personal Representatives of the Chairman-in-Office on Tolerance. An updated layout has made navigation more user-friendly. Besides being a digital library, the TANDIS website provides access to NGO reports and findings via HuriSearch, a search engine of HURIDOCS (Human Rights Documentation and Information Systems International). HURIDOCS developed a customized interface for HuriSearch to allow ODIHR to provide access to targeted information from the websites of more than 4,500 human rights organizations worldwide on the issues with which the Office deals. II. Improving responses to hate crime Hate-crime legislation In order to provide practical advice and assistance to legislators, policy-makers and legal practitioners, the publication Hate Crime Laws: A Practical Guide was developed. Meetings of legal experts (academics, practitioners and civil Annual Report 2008 49