Tolerance and Non-discrimination states. Because most countries have not established mechanisms to identify perpetrators or victims of hate crime, it is difficult to know how extensive the problem is or where to target resources to combat it. The ODIHR began, in 2004, to collect legislation, statistics, and good practices from OSCE states, which it used to prepare a comprehensive report called Combating Hate Crimes in the OSCE Region: An Overview of Statistics, Legislation, and National Initiatives. As a result of the information received, the ODIHR identified gaps and deficiencies in the collection of data and developed tools, including working definitions and a police reporting form, to support states in their efforts to strengthen data collection and legislation related to hate crime. conduct the programme in Croatia and Ukraine, and in other participating States. Training law enforcement officers II. Developing educational tools The ODIHR’s Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime was developed to increase the capacity of law enforcement officials to identify and respond effectively to hate crime and engage with affected communities. It was designed and delivered by police officers for police officers from six OSCE states — Canada, France, Hungary, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States — and it was piloted in Spain and Hungary in May 2005. The implementation of the programme resulted in an increased awareness by both countries of the need to address the issue of hate crime and to co-operate closely with affected communities. This was evident in the evaluation of the training by the participants, as well as in the follow-up actions taken by authorities in both countries to incorporate elements of the hate crime training curriculum into the existing national law enforcement training programmes. An evaluation process was also initiated to assess the impact of mainstreaming hate-crimespecific training into national law enforcement training curricula. Plans are now under way to Education on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism ANNUAL REPORT 2005 Results of the Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime k A curriculum was developed for training law enforcement officers on hate crimes by other law enforcement experts from across the OSCE region; k The curriculum has been institutionalized in police academies in both pilot states: Hungary and Spain; k An informal international network of law enforcement agencies was created to support the development of officer training, data collection and analysis, and database development for information-sharing and intelligence-gathering; and k A template for monitoring incidents motivated by hate and for collecting such data was developed for the use of law enforcement agencies in the OSCE region. In response to the rise of anti-Semitism in the OSCE region, which often finds expression in neo-Nazi activities, Holocaust denial, and violent attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions, OSCE participating States have committed themselves to promoting educational programmes to combat anti-Semitism, as well as to promoting remembrance and education about the tragedy of the Holocaust. In order to assess existing programmes, highlight good practices among OSCE states, and identify any gaps in the area of Holocaust education, the ODIHR produced a study in 2005 called Education on the Holocaust and on AntiSemitism: An Overview and Analysis of Educational Approaches. To follow up on the study and to assist participating States in fulfilling their commitments, the ODIHR developed technicalassistance programmes in co-operation with a number or partners, including the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research; Yad Vashem in Israel; and the Anne Frank House in Amster- 67