PART I  Implementation of Commitments 53 Athens 2009 (Decisions: Decision No. 9/09 on Combating Hate Crimes) The Ministerial Council, (…) 12. Tasks the ODIHR to explore, in consultations with the participating States and in co-operation with relevant international organizations and civil society partners, the potential link between the use of the Internet and bias-motivated violence and the harm it causes as well as eventual practical steps to be taken; 13. Invites the Director of the ODIHR to keep the participating States informed about the ODIHR’s work in assisting the participating States to combat hate crimes during his or her regular reporting to the Permanent Council. V. Additional Tasks Related to Gender Equality Sofia 2004 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 14/04; 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality) V. Supporting OSCE participating States in implementing relevant commitments to promoting equality between women and men (…) 44. Priorities (a) Developing projects in OSCE States not hosting missions • In countries without missions, the ODIHR will identify projects to support measures in the areas of prevention of violence against women, promotion of women in the public, political, and economic spheres, and support for national gender-mainstreaming. (b) Ensuring non-discriminatory legal and policy frameworks • The ODIHR, in co-operation with other international organizations and relevant national bodies and institutions, will assist OSCE participating States in complying with international instruments for the promotion of gender equality and women’s rights, and in reviewing legislation to ensure appropriate legal guarantees for the promotion of gender equality in accordance with OSCE and other commitments; • The ODIHR will assist in the development and implementation of specific programmes and activities to promote women’s rights, to increase the role of women at all levels of decisionmaking, and to promote equality between women and men throughout the OSCE area, particularly through education in gender awareness; • The ODIHR will assist in the implementation and assessment of national strategies and action plans on measures to promote gender equality and gender-mainstreaming; (…) (d) Ensuring equal opportunity for participation of women in political and public life • The ODIHR will assist participating States in developing effective measures to bring about the equal participation of women in democratic processes and will assist in developing best practices for their implementation;