 HRF addresses the OSCE’s National Points of Contact on combating hate crimes
Human Rights First, together with the Finnish League for Human Rights, presented NGO recommendations at the meeting of the OSCE’s National Points of Contact on combating hate crimes. Tad Stahnke emphasized that governments should adopt a vigorous and flexible approach to combating violent hate crimes by:
- forging institutionalized cooperation with communities and civil society groups;
- supporting ODIHR efforts to build the capacity of civil society organizations to complement and support government hate crime monitoring, response and prevention efforts;
- acknowledging and condemning violent hate crimes;
- enacting laws that expressly address violent hate crimes;
- strengthening enforcement and prosecuting offenders;
- ensuring that all law enforcement professionals are provided the appropriate direction and supervision, given the necessary resources, and adequately trained;
- undertaking parliamentary, inter-agency or other special inquiries into the problem of hate crimes;
- monitoring and publicly reporting on violent hate crimes;
- creating and strengthening antidiscrimination bodies;
- speaking out against intolerance and bigotry;
- and encouraging international cooperation on hate crimes.
Human Rights First believes that because violent hate crime is a problem that is shared throughout the OSCE region, states can take advantage of the opportunity to work together to address the problem.
Read the Recommendations
Access Tad Stahnke’s remarks
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06/18/08
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 HRF Leads Call to OSCE States for Stronger Institutions to Combat Discrimination
Human Rights First representative Michael McClintock delivered the
recommendations from civil society roundtable, hosted by the Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE, to representatives of the
56 OSCE participating states attending a special meeting on "The Role of
National Institutions Against Discrimination in Combating Racism and
Xenophobia."
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05/30/08
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 HRF Urges Commission to Address Inadequate Government Responses to Hate Crimes in Europe
Read Tad Stahnke’s written testimony to the Helsinki Commission's briefing on "Hate Crimes and Hate Propaganda on the Internet"
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05/15/08
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Civil Society Groups Seek Durban Review That Rejects Hatred
Read Statement Here
Read Tad Stahnke's Statement to the Review Conference on Core Principles
Read the Press Release
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04/28/08
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 HRF Urges U.S. to Work for Improved U.N. Review Conference on Racism
Read the letter from Executive Director Maureen Byrnes
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02/08/08
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 HRF Urges Commission to Address Rise in Antisemitic Attacks and Other Hate Crime Concerns in Europe
Read HRF's written statement for a Helsinki Commission Hearing on Antisemitism in Europe
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02/07/08
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Russia Profile Article Cites Paul LeGendre on Hate Crimes in Russian Federation
Read Story
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01/03/08
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European Governments Must Do More to Tackle Hate Crimes
Press Release
Read 2007 Hate Crime Report Card
Click here to read op-ed by HRF President Mike Posner
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01/02/08 - Updated
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 HRF President Discusses Antisemitism in Europe
 Listen to Mike Posner's interview – part of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Voices on Antisemitism" podcast series.
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12/11/07
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HRF Discusses Hate Crimes in Russia
Click here to listen to Leonard Lopate's show with Paul LeGendre on "Hate Crimes and Racism in Russia"
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10/04/07
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 Russian Authorities Must Act Decisively to Stop Hate Violence
Press Statement
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08/16/07
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 HRF signs on to Statement of Principles for the UN’s WCAR Review Conference
Read the statement
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09/05/07
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New HRF Reports Find Rise in Hate Crimes in Europe
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06/06/07
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HRF Addresses OSCE Meeting on Combating Discrimination in Bucharest
Read Paul LeGendre's key note address to the Civil Society Preparatory Meeting on hate crime laws and data collection
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06/12/07
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Appeal to U.N. Leaders on Second Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
Read HRF's statement and joint appeal
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01/29/07
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HRF Addresses the 2006 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw
Read Paul LeGendre's remarks to the session on the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination
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10/16/06
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HRF Commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Appeals to EU Members to Strengthen Hate Crime Laws
Read Maureen Byrnes' letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (PDF -134KB)
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03/21/07
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Antisemitism in Europe: Challenging Official Indifference
HRF’s 2004 report documents a range of antisemitic incidents in Europe over the previous two years, and the measures European governments have taken to monitor and compile data on antisemitic hate crimes.
Read Antisemitism in Europe: Challenging Official Indifference [English, French, German]
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01/06/2004
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Russian Minorities Under Siege
Racist violence is on the rise in Russia, and the government response has been ineffectual at best. In the past year alone, nongovernmental organizations have documented hundreds of cases of violent assaults – including murder – against immigrants and minorities. Despite this alarming trend, Russia’s political leaders have downplayed the problem, and criminal justice authorities generally treat these assaults as “hooliganism,” rather than as hate crimes.
Read "Beyond Anna Politkovskaya: Tackling Russia's Inner Hatred" from The Globalist (external link)
Read HRF's report on "Minorities Under Siege: Hate Crimes and Intolerance in the Russian Federation" HTML | PDF (292KB)
Executive Summary - English (PDF -75KB) | Executive Summary - Russian (PDF -148KB)
Read HRF's letter to President Putin (PDF -85KB)
Read HRF's letter to President Bush (PDF -84KB)
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06/30/06 - Updated
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 Hate Crimes in St. Petersburg
With racist violence a growing problem throughout Russia, St. Petersburg stands out as the place where neo-Nazi groups are thought to be best organized, where assaults against foreigners have been boldly committed in broad daylight on downtown city streets, and where, at least until recently, prosecutions have been particularly rare and sentences lenient.
Read HRF's paper on "Minorities Under Siege: The Case of St. Petersburg
English HTML | PDF
Russian (PDF -391KB)
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07/17/06 - Updated
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HRF Addresses OSCE Meeting on Addressing the Hate Crime Data Deficit
Read Michael McClintock's statement to the session on "The Importance of Data Collection"
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11/30/06
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HRF Addresses the 2007 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw
Read HRF's remarks to the plenary session on the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination
Read HRF’s remarks to a side event on “Intolerance against Muslims”
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09/28/07
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HRF Testifies on Racist and Religious Intolerance in Russia
On May 17, 2006, Michael McClintock, Director of Research, testified on "Racist and Religious Intolerance in Russia" before the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus.
Read Michael McClintock's testimony [English, Russian]
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05/17/06
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Blind Eye to Discrimination Makes Fertile Ground for Antisemitism in France
On February 13, 2006, Ilan Halimi, a twenty-three-year-old French Jew, died soon after he was found near Paris, half-naked, stabbed, and burned with cigarettes and acid. Halimi was kidnapped and tortured because he was a Jew. Virulent antisemitism is still pervasive in France, fueled by extremist movements of the right and Islamist propaganda.
HRF's paper on the murder of Ilan Halimi and equality in France [ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS]
Read HRF’s letter to President Chirac [ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS]
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03/27/06
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 Troubling Rise in Hate Crimes in Europe and North America
In September 2005, HRF released Everyday Fears: A Survey of Violent Hate Crimes in Europe and North America, a report on hate crimes and the fear they generate in Europe and North America – and the role of governments, inter-governmental bodies, and civil society organizations in combating these crimes.
Read the the full report [English]
Read the introduction to Everyday Fears [Arabic, Excerpts in French]
Read the country report on Russia from Everyday Fears [English]
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02/6/07 - Updated
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