On 21 November, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) and the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) approved in a joint session a new comprehensive draft Recommendation on preventing and combating hate crime, together with its explanatory memorandum. The CDPC and CDADI submitted the Recommendation to the Committee of Ministers for consideration with a view to its adoption in early Spring 2024.

The draft recommendation will be published in the section “Resources” as soon as it is available for the public.

In its mandate for the years 2024-2027, the CDADI is instructed to develop, subject to the adoption of the new Recommendation on combating hate crime by the Committee of Ministers, a compilation of promising practices and tools for the implementation at national level of relevant aspects of this recommendation.

This work will be carried out by a working group established by the CDADI during its 8th plenary meeting to deal with deliverables regarding hate speech and hate crime.

Drafting process

During the biennium 2022/2023, the PC/ADI-CH was instructed to draft a comprehensive Recommendation on combating hate crime including its investigation and victim support, building on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and drawing upon existing Council of Europe texts.

The PC/ADI-CH was a joint body, subordinated to both the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) and the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI).