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Partners in Implementation
PART I
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;
• Support the ability of civil society and the development of partnerships to address racism,
xenophobia, discrimination or related intolerance, including against Muslims, and antiSemitism (…)
Ljubljana 2005 (Decisions: Decision No. 10/05 on Tolerance and Non-Discriminations:
Promoting Mutual Respect and Understanding)
The Ministerial Council,
(…)
6. Tasks the ODIHR to:
6.1 Assist participating States upon their request in developing appropriate methodologies
and capacities for collecting and maintaining reliable information and statistics about hate
crimes and violent manifestations of intolerance and discrimination, with a view to helping
them to collect comparable data and statistics;
6.2 Continue its co-operation with other OSCE structures and institutions, as well as with
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), the Task Force for International Co‑operation
on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, and with other relevant institutions
and civil society, including non-governmental organizations;
6.3 Through its Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, to continue providing support to the participating States, upon their request, in their efforts to promote
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