OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes second training on hate crime for representatives of judiciary

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre organized the second in a series of three one-day training courses on hate crime for representatives of the judiciary on 24 November 2017 in Podgorica.

Some 30 judges and prosecutors from across Montenegro participated in the training which introduced them to legal concepts and definition of hate crime, the international legal provisions and the practices of the European Court of Human Rights and UN Committees. 

“I strongly support our joint efforts in combating hate crime as a very dangerous phenomenon for Montenegrin society as also recognized by the Council of Europe and OSCE reports,” said the President of the Steering Committee of the Judicial Training Centre, Senka Danilić. She also emphasized the importance of long-standing partnership with the OSCE Mission, and the relevance of this type of course for the enhancement of the judiciary, calling for the continuation of the course in next year.

The Mission’s Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme Manager, Robert Kucharski, reaffirmed the intensity of the threat hate crimes pose to the multi-ethnic societies and to social cohesion.

This event is part of the Mission’s cross-programmatic project to raisepublic awareness and support the improvement of the ability of law enforcement and judicial institutions to properly respond to the phenomena of hate crime and hate speech.