Open Letter from the International Community of Scholars and Experts
On February 27, 2026, Valeriy Engel, President of the European Center for Democracy Development, was blacklisted by the Latvian Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is banned from visiting Latvia and, consequently, separated from his family. Dr. Engels is effectively accused of practicing his professional activities. Here you will find a letter in his defense, signed by scholars from around the world.
Open Letter from the International Community of Scholars and Experts (PDF, 159 KB)
XENOPHOBIA, MINORITY RIGHTS AND RADICALISATION IN THE OSCE AREA, 2020-2022
The European Center of Democracy Development offers yet another analytical report by an international team of leading experts on minority rights and manifestations of hatred, this time from 2020-22. The study covers 13 OSCE countries, including the United States and Canada. Of course, this set of monitoring countries does not cover all states that are members of this international organisation, but it allows us to trace general trends in lawmaking, law enforcement practice, and other areas of government and public life that affects the situation with extremism. The paper analyses the factors influencing the formation of public demand for radicalism, manifestations of xenophobia and racism, provides statistics on hate crimes, and analyses the activities of radical and extremist organisations. The analysis is based on the examples of the UK, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Poland, and France, as well as the USA, Canada, Russia, and Ukraine.
XENOPHOBIA, MINORITY RIGHTS AND RADICALISATION IN THE OSCE AREA, 2020-2022 (PDF, 2,17 MB)
