34 TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION
2016 marked the
beginning of the
Words Into Action
to Address AntiSemitism project,
which aims to
strengthen the
capacity of OSCE
participating States and civil society to
prevent and respond to anti-Semitism.
Starting in 2016, ODIHR carried out
activities in three interconnected areas
focussing on security, education and
coalition-building.
These components are supported by
activities that address cross-cutting
themes, such as gender and youth. For
example, ODIHR partnered with the
Institute for Jewish Policy Research to
assess the specific impact of anti-Semitic
hate crime on women and youth.
ADDRESSING THE SECURITY
NEEDS OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES
ODIHR is developing a guide to support
OSCE participating States in their efforts
to address the security needs of Jewish
communities and improve their
responses to anti-Semitic hate
crime. Three consultative
meetings on the topic
were held in Warsaw, Toulouse and Kiev,
respectively. Incorporating the feedback
from law-enforcement authorities and
Jewish community security experts,
ODIHR will publish the document in 2017.
Finally, ODIHR organized a workshop
for implementing partners in Berlin in
December, using existing educational
materials to review lessons learned from
previous years.
COUNTERING ANTI-SEMITISM
THROUGH EDUCATION
FOSTERING COALITION BUILDING
AMONG COMMUNITIES
Building on existing efforts, ODIHR
began preparing education-policy
guidelines, which will provide national
policy-makers and practitioners with a
basis for addressing anti-Semitism at the
national level while following a human
rights-based approach. This process has
been started with the establishment of an
expert group and a consultative meeting
in Belgrade.
The third component of the project sets
out to build coalitions with a view to
strengthening advocacy and expanding
the scope and impact of the work. ODIHR
organized a workshop in Budapest for
youth activists, as well a meeting in
Brussels on the role of civil society
coalitions in addressing anti-Semitism.
The Office also partnered with two
civil society groups to support intercommunity outreach and dialogue
activities that advanced antidiscrimination agendas.
ODIHR also partnered with six civil
society groups to implement projects that
brought to light a series of innovative
approaches to educating about antiSemitism, and which will feed into the
development of the policy guidelines.
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