Tolerance and Non-discrimination OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev Ambassador Omur Orhun (L), the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, at the NGO meeting on intolerance and discrimination against Muslims “Youth and Education”, Vienna, 17 December 2008. information and formulated recommendations that were presented during the opening sessions. A meeting between civil society representatives and the three Personal Representatives of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office was also organized by ODIHR during the HDIM. The “civil society corner” on the TANDIS website continued to provide information to civil society about meetings of this type, as demonstrated by the frequency of visits to the site in the lead up to these events. ODIHR also provided small-scale support to  civil society organizations in  translating their reports and  data about hate crime incidents into English. The NGO roundtable “Youth and Education”, on intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, was convened by ODIHR in Vienna on 17 December in cooperation with the OSCE Chairperson-inOffice’s Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims. During the meeting, the issues of youth and education in relation to anti-Muslim attitudes were discussed, and a series of concrete recommendations were developed. Civil society representatives also welcomed ODIHR’s initiative to develop new educational tools to confront intolerance against Muslims. V. Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief ODIHR’s 62-member Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, which counsels and consults with OSCE states in their efforts to advance religious freedom, continued to provide legislative and other legal assistance to individual states. Using the Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Freedom of Religion or Belief as a basis, the panel’s Advisory Council provided legislative reviews and offered expert opinions and technical assistance to participating States, OSCE field operations and religious and belief communities in 2008. This activity consisted primarily of legislative reviews (in Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan), ad hoc co-operation and participation in public roundtables. Legislative reviews were coupled with in situ visits and meetings with public officials and civil society, in accordance with the OSCE Panel Procedures in Preparation for Review of Draft Legislation. These activities highlighted the Annual Report 2008 53