OSCE/ODIHR to launch publication on addressing security needs of Jewish communities at Bundestag Parliamentary Society
BERLIN, 9 May 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will present a new publication to assist governments in addressing the security needs of Jewish communities at a launch event in the Parliamentary Society of the German Bundestag on 15 May, 2017.
Opening remarks will be made by Petra Pau, MP and Vice-President of the German Bundestag and member of the Steering Committeee of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combatting Antisemitism, Gernot Erler, MP and Special Representative of the Federal Government of Germany for the OSCE Chairmanship in 2016, and Michael Georg Link, Director of ODIHR. The publication, Understanding Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities, will be presented by Doris Barnett, MP and Chair of the German Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and Cristina Finch, Head of the ODIHR Tolerance and Non-discrimination Department.
The new publication was produced within the framework of the German-funded, multi-year ODIHR “Turning Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism” project, launched in 2016, and was produced in consultation with experts from throughout the OSCE region to reflect good practices in addressing the security needs of Jewish communities. It lays out practical steps governments are recommended to take to address security needs in co-operation and partnership with these communities.
Journalists are invited to attend the event at 11:00, Monday, 15 May, at the Parliamentary Society of the German Bundestag, Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 2 (entrance: Dorotheenstraße 100), Berlin. All journalists wishing to attend, including those already accredited with the German Bundestag, should send their name, surname, birthdate and the name of the media outlet they represent to Tetyana Korshykova (tetyana.korshykova@odihr.pl) by 12:00, Thursday 11, 2017. Please also bring photo identification with you to the event.
For further information, please contact Thomas Rymer, ODIHR Spokesperson, at: +48 609 522 266 or thomas.rymer@odihr.pl.
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Julian Jakob (local contact and for enquiries in German), Special Adviser to the ODIHR Director, at +48 695 808 816 or julian.jakob@odihr.pl