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Regional co-operation key to tackling discrimination and racism
Law enforcement institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Republic of Moldova met in Podgorica on 26-28 September with the aim to address racism, discrimination, and the protection of minority groups, especially the LGBTI community. This...
New Council of Europe Recommendation on combating hate crime unveiled during Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2024
The new Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)4 on Combating Hate Crime was presented today at the Plenary of the Warsaw Human Rights Conference 2024. During the CoE side event organised at the Conference, the Chair of the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) elaborated...
Call for tenders
Regional co-operation key to tackling discrimination and racism
Law enforcement institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Republic of Moldova met in Podgorica on 26-28 September with the aim to address racism, discrimination, and the protection of minority groups, especially the LGBTI community. This...
EU-Ukraine Integration: Key Chapter 23 Screening Completed
Ukraine and the European Union recently concluded bilateral meetings in Brussels to advance Ukraine's EU membership negotiations. A key focus was Chapter 23, "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights." The Ukrainian delegation presented detailed reports and proposals, highlighting progress made in...
Call for tenders
Call for tenders: Purchase of local consultancy services in the area of minority rights and minority languages
The Anti-Discrimination and Cooperation Unit is seeking local consultancy services in Kosovo* to support the implementation of the Council of Europe project, “Fostering societal cohesion by reinforcing minority rights and minority languages.” This initiative aims to enhance reconciliation and...
Equality and non-discrimination training session for Armenian Police Officers
As follow-up to the first training held in June 2024, Armenian police officers were furtherly trained on European standards on equality and non-discrimination. Arpine Sargsyan, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, opened the training, highlighting the importance of...
Call for tenders
Call for tenders: Purchase of international consultancy services in the area of minority rights and minority languages
The Anti-Discrimination and Cooperation Unit is seeking international consultancy services to support the implementation of the Council of Europe project, “Fostering societal cohesion by reinforcing minority rights and minority languages.” This initiative aims to enhance reconciliation and...
Equality bodies, public authorities and civil society organisations in Albania to join their forces in the efforts to combat discrimination and hatred
Partners and beneficiaries of the action on Advancing the Protection from Discrimination in Albania valued the contribution of this co-operation initiative of the EU and Council of Europe, that aims to bring forward the effects of the reforms in the field of anti-discrimination and combating hate...
A Council of Europe grant is helping displaced persons from national minorities integrating in Lutsk, Ukraine
Thanks to a grant provided by the Council of Europe, the NGO 'Volyn Perspectives' has launched a project to promote social cohesion and support the integration of internally displaced persons from national minorities into the Lutsk community. As part of the grant activities, on September 13,...
Building stronger partnerships to combat discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova
A workshop was held in the country’s northern region aiming to enhance the protection of victims of discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes. Participants (57 in total) included legal professionals, police officers and representatives of national authorities working in the field of equality....