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• Report its findings to the Permanent Council and to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and make these findings public. These reports should also be taken
into account in deciding on priorities for the work of the OSCE in the area of intolerance;
• Systematically collect and disseminate information throughout the OSCE area on
best practices for preventing and responding to anti-Semitism and, if requested, offer
advice to participating States in their efforts to fight anti-Semitism;
(…)
Sofia 2004 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 12/04 on Tolerance and Non-discrimination; Permanent Council Decision No. 621: Tolerance and the Fight against Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination)
The Permanent Council,
(…)
In order to reinforce our common efforts to fight manifestations of intolerance across
the OSCE region,
Decides,
(…)
2. To task the ODIHR to:
• Follow closely, in full co-operation with other OSCE institutions as well as the United
Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD), the
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), the
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) and other relevant international
institutions and NGOs, incidents motivated by racism, xenophobia, or related intolerance, including against Muslims, and anti-Semitism in the OSCE area making use of
all reliable information available;
• Report its findings to the Permanent Council and to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and make these findings public. These reports should also be taken
into account in deciding on priorities for the work of the OSCE in the area of intolerance;
• Systematically collect and disseminate information throughout the OSCE area on best
practices for preventing and responding to racism, xenophobia and discrimination
and, if requested, offer advice to participating States in their efforts to fight racism,
xenophobia and discrimination;
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