32  •  Tolerance and Non-discrimination Tolerance and Non-Discrimination ODIHR’s efforts in 2015 to promote tolerance and nondiscrimination were dominated by the crisis in and around Ukraine, the refugee crisis, the entrenched problem of hate crime and responses to the threat of terrorism. Reactions to these crises highlight how divisions within societies can have direct security implications and underline the importance of fostering tolerance to promote stability. To confront these challenges, ODIHR continued to work closely with participating States and civil society groups to counter hate crime, racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, including against Muslims, Christians and followers of other religions or beliefs.