anti-Roma hate crime as a challenge for national police forces
Conference on the Identification, investigation and prevention of hate crimes against Roma in Moldova, Slovakia and Ukraine
24 – 25 June 2019 – Odessa, Ukraine
Draft agenda
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Sunday 23 June 2019 – Evening Programme – Hotel Gagarinn Odessa |
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18:30 |
Welcome address by Aurora AILINCAI, Deputy Head of Division of the Council of Europe Roma and Travellers Team |
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18:45 |
Welcome Dinner at Hotel Gagarinn Odessa (Haharinske Plateau, 5Б, Odessa 65000) |
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Monday 24 June 2019 – First Working Day – Odessa State University of Internal Affairs |
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08:40 |
Departure by bus from Hotel Gagarinn Odessa to Odessa State University of Internal Affairs (Uspenska Street, 1, Odessa 65000) |
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Registration of participants |
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09:15 – 10:15 |
OPENING AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - THE STATE OF ANTI-ROMA HATE CRIME IN THE REGION § Hallvard GORSETH, Head of the Council of Europe Anti-Discrimination Department § Ivan KATERINCHUK, Director of Odessa State University of Internal Affairs § Sergiy KOLIBOSHIN, Deputy Governor of Odessa Oblast § Oleg MATVEYETSOV, Head of Division for Interaction with State Authorities and Head of the Public Office for Monitoring Human Rights, Ministry of Interior of Ukraine § General Jana MASKAROVA, First Vice President of the Police Force of the Slovak Republic; Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic § Simion CARP, General State Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (tbc) |
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10:15 – 11:15 |
STORYTELLING § “Under attack” – Mykola URCHENKO, Attorney of the Roma victims of the 23 June 2018 attack in Lviv § “Hate crime from a police perspective” - Petr TORAK, Former Police officer at Cambridgeshire Constabulary (UK) and Consultant in the field of inclusive education and engagement with Roma communities § “Fighting hate crime prosecution in front of national courts and the European Court of Human Rights” - Volodymyr KONDUR, Coalition of Roma NGOs in Ukraine and Ðorđe JOVANOVIC, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, ERRC |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
Coffee / Tea break, Opportunity to exchange with storytellers |
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11:45 – 12:30 |
COUNCIL OF EUROPE STANDARDS AND TOOLS FOR FIGHTING ANTI-ROMA HATE CRIME § “The European Court of Human Rights’ case law on hate crimes against Roma and its state of implementation” - Dezideriu GERGELY, Council of Europe Trainer § The Intercultural Cities Manual on Community Policing - David Martín ABANADES, Police officer at Fuenlabrada Police Service (Spain), Author of the Manual § “The Council of Europe Toolkit for Police Officers on racially motivated crimes and non-discrimination with focus on Roma” – Theodoros ALEXANDRIDIS, Council of Europe Trainer, Co-Author of the Toolkit Discussion |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
WORKSHOP SESSION 1: ANTI-ROMA HATE CRIME |
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Workshop 1 Identification of anti-Roma hate crime STANDARDS CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Input: Dezideriu GERGELY, Council of Europe Trainer on Non-Discrimination and Human Rights Facilitator: Petr TORAK, former Police officer at Cambridgeshire Constabulary (UK), Council of Europe Trainer Simultaneous interpretation available: ENG, RO, SK, UKR |
Workshop 2 Investigation of anti-Roma hate crime STANDARDS CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Input: Theodoros ALEXANDRIDIS, Council of Europe Trainer on Non-Discrimination and Human Rights Facilitator: Herman RENES, Advisor on Non-Discrimination at the Dutch National Police, Council of Europe Trainer Working language: ENG |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee / Tea break |
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15:30 – 17:00 |
WORKSHOP SESSION 2: ANTI-ROMA HATE CRIME (REPETITION) Please attend the workshop you have not yet attended. |
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Workshop 1 Identification of anti-Roma hate crime STANDARDS CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Input: Dezideriu GERGELY, Council of Europe Trainer on Non-Discrimination and Human Rights Facilitator: Petr TORAK, former Police officer at Cambridgeshire Constabulary (UK), Council of Europe Trainer Working language: ENG |
Workshop 2 Investigation of anti-Roma hate crime STANDARDS CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Input: Theodoros ALEXANDRIDIS, Council of Europe Trainer on Non-Discrimination and Human Rights Facilitator: Herman RENES, Advisor on Non-Discrimination at the Dutch National Police, Council of Europe Trainer Simultaneous interpretation: ENG, RO, SK, UKR |
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17:00 |
Family photo – End of the first working day |
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17:30 |
Departure by bus from Odessa State University of Internal Affairs to the Centre for National Minorities Odessa (Haharinske Plateau 5, 65000 Odessa) |
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Monday 24 June 2019 - Evening Programme - Centre for National Minorities Odessa |
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18:00 |
Commemoration ceremony for the victims of the 2018 series of hate crime attacks in Ukraine Opening and Moment of Silence · Hallvard GORSETH, Head of the Council of Europe Anti-Discrimination Department · Sergiy KOLIBOSHIN, Deputy Governor of Odessa Oblast Commemorative Speeches: · Mykola URCHENKO, Attorney of the Roma victims of the 23 June 2018 attack in Lviv · Volodymyr KONDUR, Representative of the Coalition of Roma NGOs in Ukraine · Ivan KATERINCHUK, Director of Odessa State University of Internal Affairs Language: UKR; Consecutive interpretation: ENG |
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18:45 |
Reception Welcome by Hallvard GORSETH, Head of the Council of Europe Antidiscrimination Department |
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19:00 |
Dinner in the premises of the Centre for National Minorities Odessa |
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21:00 |
Departure to the hotel |
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Tuesday 25 June 2019 – Second Working Day |
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08:40 |
Departure by bus from Hotel Gagarinn Odessa |
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09:15 - 10:15 |
PREVENTING ANTI-ROMA HATE CRIME Input “Starting points for the prevention of anti-Roma hate crime” Debate “What leads to hate crime against Roma?” § Ðorđe JOVANOVIC, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) § Marek ŠAFAR, Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities of the Slovak Republic § Ivan KATERINCHUK, Director of Odessa State University of Internal Affairs § Nicolae RADITA, Moldovan Representative in the Council of Europe Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM), Executive Director of the Roma National Centre Moldova Discussion |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Coffee / Tea break |
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10:30 – 12:00 |
WORKSHOP SESSION 3: HATE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH MEDIATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING |
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Mediation and Community Policing Facilitator: Andriy GUSEV, Police Mediation Trainer
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Mediation and Community Policing Facilitator: David Martín ABANADES, Working language: ENG |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
CONCLUSIONS – Chair: Tobias MAYR, Council of Europe Roma and Travellers Team § Presentation of conclusions from the workshop: Identification of anti-Roma hate crime – Petr TORAK, Workshop moderator § Presentation of conclusions from the workshop: Investigation of anti-Roma hate crime – Herman RENES, Workshop moderator § Presentation of conclusions from the workshop: Mediation & Community Policing – Andriy GUSEV, Workshop moderator § Presentation of conclusions from the workshop: Mediation & Community Policing – David Martín ABANADES, Workshop moderator |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch and Departure – End of the second working day |
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