| Fighting against manifestations of hate crime and intolerance in Latvia | | Published 03.05.2007 | | Hate crimes (both hate violence and hate speech) are increasing problem in Latvia over last few years. Taking into account the increasing urgency of the issue as well as sometimes ineffective response of the police to these crimes LCHR has started to implement a project “Fighting against manifestations of hate crime and intolerance in Latvia”. |
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| Fighting Discrimination in Latvia | | Published 02.05.2007 | | In order to improve the anti-discrimination work in the country, LCHR has started to implement project „Fighting Discrimination in Latvia”. |
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| EMILIE | | Published 28.03.2007 | | “A European Approach to Multicultural Citizenship: Legal, Political and Educational Challenges” (project acronym EMILIE) is an interdisciplinary project which examines the migration and integration experiences of nine EU Member States and attempts to respond to the so-called ‘crisis of multiculturalism’ currently affecting Europe. |
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| Combating Hate Crime | | Published 21.01.2007 | | LCHR in collaboration with Czech Helsinki Committee implements a project „Combating Hate Crime in Latvia and the Czech Republic: Legislation, Police Practice and the Role of NGOs” addressing the issue of ineffective policing of hate crime in Latvia and the Czech Republic. |
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| RAXEN network | Since 2003 the LCHRES serves as a European Information Network on Racism and Xenophobia (RAXEN) National Focal point. RAXEN network is a core activity of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC), which had been established by the EU 1997 and is based in Vienna, Auistria. |
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| Prevention of Torture | | Published 03.01.2007 | Project „Monitoring Human Rights and Prevention of Torture in Closed Institutions: Prisons, Police Cells and Mental Health Care Institutions in Baltic Countries” implemented from 23 April 2003 to 23 July 2006 in partnership with the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS, Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry (the Netherlands) regional office in Lithuania, and the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre in Hungary. |
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