‘Many countries are only just beginning to see hate crime as something specific to counteract.’

This year’s session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice took place in Vienna in May. Marian Liebmann was there on behalf of Friends World Committee for Consultation

by Marian Liebmann 28th June 2019

The United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) guides the activities of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. It also reviews United Nations standards and norms in this area, including their use and application by member states. The theme for discussion this year was: ‘The responsibility of effective, fair, humane and accountable criminal justice systems in preventing and countering crime motivated by intolerance or discrimination of any kind.’