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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region
A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions. The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives...
Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region
The Council of Europe in Strasbourg welcomed during 3-4 July a two-day conference, focusing on tackling racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process. The conference, supported by EU and Council of Europe titled "Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the...
Marking the International Day against Hate Speech in the Republic of Moldova with a dedicated police training
On the occasion of the International Day on Combating Hate Speech, the Council of Europe organized a three-day training for trainers in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. The program was specifically designed for police officers from the General Police Inspectorate and the Police Academy “Ștefan cel...
European standards on minorities’ protection at the centre of a training for legal professionals in the Republic of Moldova
A two days tailor-made training was organised in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice for 63 legal professionals from judicial institutions in the Republic of Moldova. The aim of the training was to enhance their knowledge and understanding of European standards on the protection of...
Ensuring legal redress to hate speech and hate crime in line with European standards
In co-operation with the National Institute of Justice, 80 legal professionals from the Republic of Moldova participated in a two-day seminar aiming to promote experience of the involved actors and discuss possible improvements to legal redress responses to discrimination and hatred. The seminar...
Improving dialogue between Police and the LGBTI community in the Republic of Moldova
A platform for dialogue was created between Police and civil society organisations that promote the rights of LGBTI community in the Republic of Moldova. The meeting brought together 21 officers of the General Police Inspectorate and 19 representatives of civil society organisations, and...
Discussing progress in the anti-discrimination field in the Republic of Moldova
The second Technical Project Committee meeting of the project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova” enabled a thorough discussion about the main achievements during the first year of project implementation, related challenges when addressing such...
Advancing cooperation in combating hate speech, sexism, and other forms of gender-based violence ahead of presidential election
A round-table organised by the Council of Europe and European Union in partnership with the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova and UN Women gathered over 50 participants representing political parties, media, national and local authorities, civil society, as well as...
Exchange on anti-discrimination practices between institutions from Malta and the Republic of Moldova
Representatives of the national Equality Council and of the Advocate Office, led by heads of both institutions, Ian Feldman and Ceslav Panico, paid a visit to relevant Maltese counterparts on 16 and 17 April 2024, with the aim to learn from the experience of Maltese authorities in countering...
Building a more supportive and tolerant environment for LGBTI children
The international Felis conference 2024, organised by the NGO Genderdoc-M with support of the EU/Council of Europe joint project “Combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova”, took place in Chisinau. It aimed to raise awareness on issues faced by LGBTI...
Improving data collection on hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova
Key stakeholders from the Republic of Moldova responsible to collect data on hate crimes and discrimination gathered in Chisinau, to discuss the latest developments, main challenges, and further steps to improve the national system of data collection in line with European and international...
The regional platform of Equality bodies continues the work to address hate speech in the Eastern Partnership region and Western Balkans
An online event was held focusing on fostering collaboration and exchange knowledge, common challenges and good practices between Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions, to address hate speech. This event, is a continuation to the equality bodies platform...
Joining efforts with the Young European Ambassadors in countering hatred and discrimination in the Republic of Moldova
“No-hate” Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) from the Republic of Moldova visit the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau to discuss their implication in local work on non-discrimination and create synergies to involve the youth in future actions.
Advancing regional co-operation to bring forward equality reforms for the protection of LGBTI community
A regional peer exchange on tackling equality reforms and focusing on the protection of LGBTI persons, took place in Podgorica, Montenegro. Following the regional LGBTI conference on “Addressing the rising anti-gender movement” organised in Pristina, in November 2023, the two-day event organised...
Improving data collection on hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova
Throughout February 2024, the Council of Europe held three online information sessions on hate crimes for 82 operators of the Police database in the Republic of Moldova. They aimed to present and discuss the latest developments and practices on disaggregated data collection.
Towards ensuring right to legal gender recognition in the Republic of Moldova
The Council of Europe facilitated a common platform for discussion between state authorities and civil society organisations from the LGBTI community, with a focus on ensuring the right to legal gender recognition to persons living in the Republic of Moldova, as well as on the related European...
The challenges faced by the Roma community in the Republic of Moldova, discussed at the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau
The Council of Europe Office in Chisinau held a working meeting with the representatives of the Roma community from the Republic of Moldova. Roma community representatives presented the existing challenges they face, with the aim of identifying solutions and developing the existing cooperation.
Improving the processing of cases of hate speech appearing in the media in the Republic of Moldova
Monitors of the Audiovisual Council, the media national regulatory authority of the Republic of Moldova, improve their capacities on the application of a standard methodology for assessing and processing hate speech in audio-visual media through four practical training sessions. The sessions,...
Training legal professionals to combat discrimination on religious, ethnic and linguistic grounds in the Republic of Moldova
Legal professionals, including judges, prosecutors, registrars, assistants and counsellors from judicial institutions of the Republic of Moldova, were trained on the latest European and Council of Europe standards and European Court of Human Rights case law on cases of discrimination on...
Local elections in the Republic of Moldova: Taking stock of the lessons learnt on monitoring hate speech in the media during the electoral campaign
Chisinau, 05 December 2023 – On Tuesday 5 December 2023, the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Moldova, organised a roundtable on the monitoring of hate speech in the media during electoral campaigns, with a focus on the local elections held in...