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On behalf of the Conference of INGOs and its Expert Council on NGO Law, Council of Europe shares concerns about the new package of draft laws (so-called “Stop Soros package) in Hungary.

The European Action Week Against Racism 2018 will take place from 17-25 March under the slogan “Diversity – never enough!”

A recent report published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), a long-time partner of UNITED, finds that civil society is under threat in many parts of the EU.

UNITED invites you save the date for the first conference of 2018, “Power of Coexistence – TURN IT ON! Bridge, Cooperate and Overcome” that will be held from the 3rd to the 8th of May 2018.

Send us your design showing what Stay United means to you by the end of January so that we can choose the image of the 2018 campaign!

On 5th and 6th of December 2016, more than 100 NGO representatives, among others the Programme Coordinator of UNITED, gathered in Vienna to discuss urgent human rights matters and their impact in the OSCE region.

The last day of the conference continued to focus on how to implement strategies in our NGO activities, including reporting of hate crimes and cooperating with various actors like law enforcement bodies,government institutions and the media.

Day 3 of the conference focused on sharing best practices and practical tools in supporting victims of hate crimes.

The second day of the conference near Berlin focused on identifying the needs of victims of bias-motivated violence and what support organisations can offer them, and better understanding the perspective of victims.

Day 1 of the “MAKE EVERY VOICE HEARD! The Power of Victim Perspectives in Fighting Hate Crime” conference consisted of a number of insightful sessions in which participants were presented with new and interesting viewpoints on hate crimes, hate violence and the rise of fascism in Europe.