National Security Institutions and the Jewish Community in Estonia: Raising Awareness and Building Effective Communication
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The aim of the event is to raise awareness among law enforcement officials about the history of Jewish life and culture in Estonia, and to identify current and potential challenges facing the Jewish community, including specific security issues stemming from anti-Semitic bias and conspiracy theories.
The event also aims to enhance effective and meaningful communication and collaboration between the authorities and the Jewish community in Estonia by strengthening co-ordination structures. In doing so, the event will contribute to increasing recognition of and addressing anti-Semitism in all its forms.
Participants
The meeting will gather representatives from the following entities in Estonia:
- The Jewish community;
- The Ministry of the Interior;
- The Police;
- The Estonian Jewish Museum; and
- The Working Group for Achieving the Objectives of the Concept for Measures Against Anti-Semitism.
Background
The OSCE’s 2014 Basel Ministerial Council Declaration called upon OSCE participating States to “increase efforts to implement existing OSCE commitments related to monitoring hate crimes and collecting relevant data, including motivated by anti-Semitism.” The Declaration also called on ODIHR to support participating States in their efforts to “facilitate co-operation between governmental officials and civil society on issues related to anti-Semitism, including hate crime.”
This online event is part of ODIHR’s project ‘Turning Words into Action to Address Intolerance’ (WiA).