
Ilga-Europe report on the rights of LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia
Here we want to share the eleventh report published by Ilga-Europe on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe and

Policy Brief: Hate Crime Victim Support
The policy brief identifies gaps in policy related to hate crime victim support and makes recommendations to the participating States of the OSCE that can

Policy Brief Specialist Support for Hate Crime Victims
This policy brief has been developed within the framework of the Enhancing Stakeholder Awareness and Resources for Hate Crime Victim Support Project (EStAR), implemented jointly

Placing victims at the heart of hate crime response
In order to address hate crimes globally and effectively, it is necessary to consider the problem in all its shapes. An essential and often overlooked

Structural Arrangements to Hate Crime Victim Support
Hate crime victim support requires that victims can access the services they need to fully recover from a hate crime, understand and participate in criminal

Manual on Effective and Secure Referral of Victims
A referral mechanism is the means of connecting victims of crime and the support services that will best help them recover from the events that

Model Quality Standards for Hate Crime Victim Support
A “victim-centred” approach requires putting the victim at the centre of the response to hate crime, recognising and working with the victim’s perspective as well

Model Guidance on Individual Needs Assessments of Hate Crime Victims
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has produced a series of resources and tools to assist and support participating States. Within

EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
Adopted in 2013, the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief contain toolkits and directions on how the EU should

Intersectional discrimination in Europe: relevance, challenges and ways forward
Intersectionality has gained increasing attention in Europe, both in academic and policy fields. The concept gives policy makers and sociologists the opportunity to approach inequality,

Key Guiding Principles on encouraging reporting of hate crime
The EU High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance developed the following key guide on the basis of evidence that

Crime Safety and victims’ rights – Fundamental Rights Survey
More than one in four Europeans were victims of harassment and 22 million were physically attacked in one year. But crime victims typically do not