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Fundamental Rights to review how
the media represents migrants and
Muslims. Insights gained from this
review will be used to develop a
workshop format that brings together
journalists and representatives
from Muslim communities. As part
of these efforts, ODIHR organized
a Joint Day of Action Against AntiSemitism, Anti-Muslim Hatred and
Discrimination, in Brussels, with the
European External Action Service,
the European Commission and the
European Parliament Anti-Racism
and Diversity Intergroup.
Confronting intolerance against
Christians
ODIHR organized a workshop on 20
and 21 November, in Yerevan, for
164 participants (106 men, 58 women) to enhance the capacity of civil
society organizations that report on
hate crimes targeting Christians. The
objectives of the training included
raising awareness of the impact of
hate crimes, outlining how participants could support victims of hate
crimes and enhancing the capacity of
organizations to monitor and report
on hate incidents.
The workshop was followed by a
conference, entitled “Preventing
and Countering Hate Crimes against
Christians and Members of other
Religious Groups: Perspectives from
the OSCE and Beyond”, which was
co-organized with the Austrian OSCE
Chairmanship-in-Office and hosted
by the Armenian Foreign Ministry.
The event provided a forum to identify ways to remove barriers to reporting hate crimes against Christians,
allow for more effective responses to
it, prevent these crimes, explore why
they are under-reported and what the
challenges related to full reporting
are. Participants also explored international, national and local responses to preventing these crimes, as well
as the role of civil society organizations in complementing these efforts.
Supporting the work of the
Chairperson’s Personal
Representatives on Tolerance and
Non-Discrimination
ODIHR continued to support the work
of the Personal Representatives of
the Chairperson-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination. The
personal representatives made two
joint visits in May 2017: the first to
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the second to Germany. Rabbi Andrew Baker,
Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office on Combating
Anti-Semitism, also made a visit to
Moldova in March 2017.
The three personal representatives
are:
• Professor Dr. Bülent Şenay,
Personal Representative of the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
on Combating Intolerance and
Discrimination against Muslims.
• Professor Ingeborg Gabriel,
Personal Representative of the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on
Combating Racism, Xenophobia
and Discrimination, also focusing
on Intolerance and Discrimination
against Christians and Members of
Other Religions.
• Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal
Representative of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office on
Combating Anti-Semitism.
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