The GNCHR at the conference of the National School of Judiciary on the crime victims’ protection from serious forms of discrimination

The GNCHR Human Rights Advisor, Dr. Christos Tsevas participated in a conference of the National School of Judiciary, on May 19, 2025 in Thessaloniki, on the topic “The protection of crime victims from serious forms of discrimination (racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, disability, sexual orientation, identity - expression - gender characteristics) in the countries of the EU”.

The presentation was entitled: “Religious Intolerance and the Protection of Hate Crimes Victims: The European and National Approach” and it focused on the work of the European Union, the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) through the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the role of national human rights institutions and especially the Greek National Commission for Human Rights and the Racist Violence Recording Network, while reference was also made to the National Council against Racism and Intolerance (NCRI).

The conference was organized for 58 students of the Political-Criminal Justice Department of the National School of Judiciary. The audience also included 23 students from European schools of judiciary within the framework of the AIAKOS Exchange Programme.