VIENNA, 3 June 2004 – The relationship between hate crimes and racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda on the Internet will be the subject of an international OSCE meeting hosted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris on 16 and 17 June. The event will be opened by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Michel Barnier. International experts, government and civil society representatives and executives from the Internet industry have been invited to discuss topics that will include the legislative framework, possible public and private partnership in the fight against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism on the Internet, and best practices to educate Internet users and heighten their awareness of the problem. The event is a result of a decision by the OSCE's 55 foreign ministers in Maastricht last December to host a "forward-looking event, fully respecting the rights to freedom of information and expression, on the relationship between propaganda on the Internet and hate crimes." The meeting will be held at the Centre de Conférences Internationales, 23 rue la Pérouse. It will be entirely open to the media. Access to the conference premises for media representatives will be by special press card, obtainable only by prior accreditation. Please note that media representatives already accredited to the French Foreign Ministry must also apply for special accreditation. The accreditation process will take place between 3 and 14 June. We recommend that media representatives apply as early as possible. Accreditation forms and other information on technical questions are available on a special website (see link below). Press passes can be collected on Wednesday, 16 June, from 8.00 a.m. at the Centre de Conférences Internationales, 23 rue La Pérouse, Paris, on presentation of both a valid press card and an identification document carrying a passport photograph. During the conference, the press working area will offer work spaces with analogue phone connections, use of which is free of charge. As PCs will not be provided, journalists should bring their own laptops and mobile phones. Events that are not accessible directly for reasons of space will be broadcast into the press centre via closed circuit TV. Plenary sessions of the conference will be simultaneously translated between the six official OSCE languages (English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish). Access to the plenary hall for photo-journalists and cameramen is limited for reasons of space and will be subject to pooling. Stand-up backdrops for photo opportunities and TV interviews will be set up in areas close to the conference hall. All participants should take into account the fact that strict security measures will be operating throughout the conference. For further information, please contact: Alexander Nitzsche Press and Public Information Officer Press and Public Information Section Kaerntner Ring 5-7 1010, Vienna Austria Tel.: +43 664 545 10 48 (mobile) +43 1 514 36 234 Fax: +43 1 514 36 105 E-mail: alexander.nitzsche@osce.org press@osce.org ========== HURIDOCS-Tech listserv ========== Send mail intended for the list to <huridocs-tech@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/maillist.php To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: subscribe huridocs-tech To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: unsubscribe huridocs-tech If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-huridocs-tech@hrea.org>.
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