LCCR to OSCE: Time to 'Take Stock'
Feature Story by civilrights.org staff - 6/9/2005
Member states need to enhance their efforts to combat bias-motivated violence in the regions covered by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), the oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition in the United States.LCCR's declaration, released in connection with a two-day OSCE conference in Cordoba, Spain on combating anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, offers 12 recommendations for action by OSCE and participating states to combat racism and discrimination and promote tolerance.
LCCR previously sent delegations of civil and human rights leaders to participate in the Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism and the Brussels Conference on Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination. In addition, LCCR members participated in the Paris OSCE conference on Internet hate.
But, LCCR noted, since the Berlin and Brussels conferences, "there has been insufficient state progress on implementation" of commitments made there to address hate violation and intolerance.
LCCR's recommendations address capacity building, enhanced data collection and dissemination, anti-bias training for law enforcement officers, and educational outreach, among other matters.
