OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized first training course on hate crime for representatives of judiciary

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre organized a first in a series of three one-day training courses on hate crime for representatives of the judiciary on 17 October 2017 in Podgorica.

The course is organized for a group of 30 judges and prosecutors from all parts of Montenegro. The aim was to introduce the concept and definition of hate crime, the specifics of the concept, the international legal provisions and European Court of Human Rights and UN Committee practices. 

“I commend the representatives of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for recognizing that the malicious phenomena of hate crime and its prevention are of a great importance for building a strong and just society,” said the representative of the Judicial Training Centre, Maša Adžić. 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.

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme Manager, Robert Kucharski, reaffirmed the intensity of the threat hate crimes pose to the security of individuals and to social cohesion.

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