Programmes and Projects Death Penalty OSCE region • Publication of The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area • Raising awareness of human rights issues related to the death penalty (Uzbekistan) Tolerance and Non-discrimination Programmes Region Included work on: Educational and Public Awareness-Raising Activities to Promote Tolerance, Respect and Mutual Understanding and Remembrance of the Holocaust OSCE region • Teaching/learning materials on anti-Semitism (Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine) • Teacher-training model/practical guidelines on Holocaust memorial days and contemporary anti-Semitism • Methodology, curricula, and material for education promoting respect and diversity Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime OSCE region • International training-of-trainers seminar (attended by experts from 14 OSCE participating States) • Provision of information and support tools to aid national implementation teams (Croatia) • Needs assessment visits (Serbia, Poland) • Addressing the lack of accurate information on hate crime, encompassing a dedicated tolerance implementation meeting that included the perspective and experience of law enforcement officers Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Hate Crime and Violent Manifestations of Intolerance OSCE region • NGO preparatory meetings for OSCE tolerance implementation meetings • Supporting NGOs as they assist participating States to implement their commitments • Supporting efforts to restore confidence in affected communities and to improve authorities’ responses to hate crimes (SouthEastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia) Freedom of Religion or Belief OSCE region • Supporting faith communities and civil society in monitoring and reporting on standards relating to freedom of religion or belief (including a training module) • ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief • Legislative reviews, comments on draft legislation (Armenia, Tajikistan, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Romania) Annual Report  87