Tolerance and Non-discrimination ODIHR Director Ambassador Christian Strohal hands a certificate to a Hungarian police officer who completed an ODIHR-sponsored training programme on combating OSCE/CURTIS BUDDEN hate crimes, Budapest, 5 May. the nationally appointed contact points on hate crime. The ODIHR will launch its online library and information system to support its efforts to collect and disseminate information and best practices. The ODIHR will continue to monitor and report on issues and trends in hate crimes across the OSCE region, as well as on responses by participating States. 2. Educational activities to promote tolerance, respect, and mutual understanding and to promote remembrance of the Holocaust The project Education on the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area will be continued with technical-level workshops for international experts to discuss and analyse the results of the evaluation and to produce a framework for the development of curricula on Holocaust/ anti-Semitism education. In follow-up to the ODIHR’s assessment and evaluation of existing educational strategies and initiatives of OSCE states to promote mutual respect and understanding, the ODIHR will facilitate exchanges of information between 70 experts and initiate technical-assistance projects to support states in their efforts to intensify such educational programmes. The ODIHR’s Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief will continue to work on issues of interfaith and intercultural dialogue with a view to promoting respect and mutual understanding. 3. Legislative assistance The ODIHR will continue to collect and assess existing legislation that deals with crimes motivated by hate throughout the OSCE region. As part of the needs assessment process of the Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime, consultations will be held with judges and officials from the office of the chief prosecuting authority in host countries on their views with respect to the effectiveness of their respective country’s hate crimes legislation. Similar consultations will occur with the prosecutors attending the training. When such consultations reveal substantial dissatisfaction with existing hate crimes legislation, the ODIHR will offer to assist the judiciary and prosecuting authorities in making their views ANNUAL REPORT 2005