Tolerance and Non-discrimination James J. Nolan, from West Virginia University, discusses different definitions of hate crimes during a meeting of law enforcement experts in OSCE Warsaw in April. states in their efforts to advance religious freedom, provides legislative assistance to individual states and also comments on specific cases. Using the newly developed Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Freedom of Religion or Belief as a basis, the Panel responded to requests for legislative reviews from five participating States in 2005. The ODIHR also translated the guidelines into Russian in order to facilitate their increased use throughout the OSCE region. The Panel’s activities have also had another important, though indirect, effect on the legislative process in some countries. By including non-governmental organizations and faith communities in roundtables with Panel experts, ANNUAL REPORT 2005 these same groups have found themselves increasingly engaged in the process of legislative development. Future Priorities Building on these activities, the ODIHR will focus on the following six areas in 2006: 1. Monitoring, reporting on, and following up on responses to hate-motivated crimes and incidents The ODIHR will focus its efforts on providing technical assistance to OSCE states to increase the quality, availability, and accessibility of data on hate crimes. In this regard, the ODIHR will develop a standardized template for states to use when submitting data on hate crimes and convene a technical-level expert meeting with 69