Challenging intolerance and discrimination by raising awareness about the complexity of migrant integration and promoting a human rights-centred approach to migration were the topics of a workshop in Brussels on 7 and 8 November 2019.
“Governments and politicians, through their policies and discourse, set the tone for public debate,” said Pablo Rojas Coppari, Migration and Freedom of Movement Adviser at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). “Unfortunately, across the OSCE region we have witnessed negative and hateful messages targeted at migrant communities for the purpose of electoral advantage. This event is an opportunity to bring together various perspectives and experiences to examine how we can counter such narratives and make our societies more inclusive.”
The discussion highlighted the fact that politicians are not alone in shaping narratives, nor do they operate in a vacuum. Understanding how political and media narratives and public opinion are constructed and how they interact with each other is therefore crucial to challenging negative and hostile messages, the participants stressed.
The workshop also addressed dominant narratives on migration and the question of who is currently benefiting from them, as well as their longer term impact. In addition, means of creating positive change and the best ways of supporting responsible leadership on migration in the future were discussed.
The event brought together 25 experts (19 women and 6 men), including academics, representatives of international organizations and civil society, journalists, migrant activists and communicators with experience of promoting diversity and a rights-based approach to migration. ODIHR organized the event in partnership with the Quaker Council for European Affairs.
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Dans un communiqué en date du 7 novembre, le ministre de l'intérieur Sacca Lafia met en garde les promoteurs d'etablissements qui émettent des pollutions sonores près des écoles ou centres sanitaires. « Mon département ministériel ne cesse d'enregistrer des plaintes pour la pollution sonore qui donnent parfois lieu à des altercations entre les populations et les promoteurs d'activités de cultes religieux, buvettes, restaurants et autres », souligne le communiqué.
Le ministre rappelle « qu'au terme des dispositions du décret 2001-294 du 8 août 2001 portant réglementation du bruit en République du Bénin, l'usage de tout appareil de communication par voie acoustique (sirène, haut parleur, avertisseur sonore) nuisible à la quiétude des populations ainsi que l'installation de toutes sources aux abords des écoles, des formations sanitaires et des services administratifs sont formellement interdits ».
Le ministre Sacca Lafia indique que « C'est pourquoi j'en appelle au sens de responsabilité des promoteurs de ces établissements pour le respect de la loi et de la commodité du voisinage ».
« En tout état de cause, les structures compétentes pour le contrôle sont instruites et les auteurs des troubles seront punis conformément aux dispositions de la loi N°98-030 du 12 février 1999 portant loi-cadre sur l'environnement en République du Bénin », signale le communiqué.
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How youth engagement can combat violent radicalization was the topic of a two-day workshop on 7 and 8 November 2019 in Budva. The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, organized the event.
Around 20 young people from all over Montenegro gathered to discuss combating violent radicalization, what its drivers are, and the national prevention framework.
Opening the workshop, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Maryse Daviet said that violent radicalization is complex, and a multi-faceted challenge not confined to borders. “The OSCE participating States are part of a broad coalition that supports a multi-dimensional approach, focusing on prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism. In this regard, I would like to commend Montenegro for taking a number of positive initiatives in this area and for recognizing it as a key security challenge,” said Daviet.
She said that the Mission would continue to support Montenegrin authorities and civil society as they work to address preventing violent radicalization on different levels. “Over the next weeks, the Mission will deliver training for elementary and high school teachers on the role they can play in identifying and developing strategies to prevent violent radicalization,” said Daviet.
Nenad Koprivica, Director General of the Directorate for Youth at the Ministry of Sport and Youth, said that this workshop is just one example of the synergy and joint activities for young people, implemented by the Government of Montenegro with the OSCE Mission and other stakeholders as the issue of youth is a multi-sectoral issue.
“Since its inception, the Ministry of Sport and Youth has invested more than EUR 800,000 in 150 projects of youth organizations. We are the first country in the region to open a branch office of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO), and we have recently celebrated the first year of 'The European Youth Card (EYCA)', a project that provides young people in Montenegro with free cards for numerous discounts in the country and across the Europe. Supporting the youth is high on the priority list of the Ministry and the Government,” said Koprivica.
Dragan Pejanović, the State Secretary in the Ministry of Interior and National Co-ordinator for Combating Violent Extremism, said that Montenegro started early in recognizing this challenge. “Montenegro does not have a visible problem with violent radicalization, but we are constantly working on its prevention, and education is one of the key elements in successfully addressing violence and violent extremism that leads to radicalization,” said Pejanović.