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Inclusion and antidiscrimination
Combating discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in the Eastern Partnership
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Project news
Welcome to our second issue! This newsletter is part of the regional project “Strengthening access to justice for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech”, financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and
implemented by the Council of Europe under their Partnership for Good Governance Programme Phase II. In the last months, the project activities included an analysis of disaggregated data collection in Armenia the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Project beneficiaries and partners met in Paris in September to discuss project orientations for 2020. Autumn will be busy with the first regional event in Chisinau, on 7 and 8 November, a seminar in Armenia and training seminars in Belarus and Azerbaijan.
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Research on attitudes and awareness in Belarus
The public survey is launched in the framework of our regional project. The survey will be carried out by the Institute of Sociology and will benefit from the input of the National Centre of Legislation and Legal Research of the Republic of Belarus and civil society. The survey will assess public opinion related to discrimination and the need for stronger legislation in this field.
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Antidiscrimination legislation amended in Georgia
In Georgia, amendments to the antidiscrimination legislation were adopted, which address sexual harassment and discrimination. These amendments
will, among other things, strengthen the Public Defender’s mandate in relation to the cases of discrimination.
Hate Speech on the rise and remains unpunished
A report on hate speech monitoring in the media and in public space in Moldova was launched recently. The report shows that, by and large, hate speech remains unpunished, even though there are more and more cases in the media and in public space. In three months of monitoring, 319 cases were recorded. The report is available in English, Romanian and Russian.
New terminology guide to improve reporting on discrimination
The United Nations Moldova launched a terminology guide for mass-media in communication with and about groups vulnerable to discrimination.It is meant to help content creators to adopt an inclusive language to tackle and describe all the people, regardless of their sex, race, ethnicity, physical or intellectual characteristics. The guide is available in English, Romanian and Russian.
‘I Choose Equality’ through music
In Georgia, the ‘I Choose Equality’ campaign cooperated with Tbilisi Open Air, the biggest music festival in the region, to raise awareness about the importance of equality and increase the
appreciation of tolerance and diversity. Check out the information on the activities implemented and the videos produced on the campaign’s Facebook page and in the  Council of Europe office in Georgia webpage.
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ECRI 25th anniversary conference
The European Conference on the Road to Effective Equality - New responses to racism and intolerance needed? was organised by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in Paris, France, 26-27 September 2019. It was an occasion to celebrate 25 years of ECRI’s existence and its impact, as well as to explore new trends (such as online hate speech and inclusion of people exposed to racism and intolerance) in the fields of equality and the fight against racism, and intolerance and shape further action in these fields.
Fight against Sexism campaign
The Council of Europe has just launched a video and an action page under the hashtag #StopSexism and the slogan “Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it.” to promote the fight against sexism
and the implementation of the Council of Europe Recommendation on Preventing and Combating Sexism adopted in 2019. The Recommendation includes different measures to prevent/fight sexism in such areas as: language and communications, internet and social media, media, advertising and other communication methods, workplace, public sector, justice, education, culture and sport, and private sphere.
Step by Step to intercultural cities
How can cities foster equity and cohesion in culturally diverse societies? How can they manage diversity as a resource? These are some of the questions to which the Intercultural Cities Step-by-step guide seeks to answer. This is a practical tool for local authorities to apply the urban model of intercultural integration and inclusion. It is based on the Intercultural Cities policy model that has been tested, developed and validated over the past 11 years, building on leading cities’ practices, research, and Council of Europe’s human rights standards.
Institutional racism in criminal justice system report
New European Network Against Racism (ENAR) report reveals evidence of institutional racism during the recording, investigation and prosecution of hate crimes with a racial bias. A significant change within the criminal justice system is needed to achieve racial justice for victims of racist crime in Europe.  Governments and institutions must review the practice, policies and procedures that disadvantage certain groups.
Report on racial intolerance and xenophobia and the rights of foreign nationals in Georgia
The report was prepared in 2019 by the Tolerance and Diversity Institute. It highlights crimes of racial discrimination and intolerance in 2014-2018 period. The state policy for foreign nationals is analysed through statistical data, which allows tracking changes in the State’s attitudes to and regulations towards nationals of certain countries and tracing potential signs of discriminatory policies.
Send us your good practice for the next issue of the Newsletter at [email protected] specifying in the subject line “Newsletter items” by end of November 2019. This newsletter is part of the PGG project “Strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in the Eastern Partnership countries”, financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

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