Description
Networks against Hate promotes a comprehensive and co-ordinate an answer to hate crimes and discrimination suffered by LGTB people through cooperation between communities. The non-profit sector and administrations have the aim of enhancing the practice of active citizenship in fighting discrimination and promoting human rights. The objective of the project is promoting polices and services against discrimination and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity (OSIG) trough coordination between public administration and social organizations trough networking. The beneficiaries of the project will be victims of all ages, of OSIG-based hate crimes. On the other hand, specifically children and youth victims of cyber bullying should be counseled and be provided with a group of emotional support.The decision-making system of the partnership will be based on consensus. At FELGTB we hope to promote and energize such dialogue, as well convening and coordinating the process of decision making.
Summary of project results
The project "Networks against hatred" has led to the FELGTB a firm commitment to establish itself as a legitimate partner in responding to hate crimes against LGBT people. It is working closely with other organizations representing victims and with different sectors of administration, prosecutor's offices and security forces. In the period of implementation of the project it has been able to address a number of problems related to coordination of care for victims and identifying new challenges and opportunities. It could improve the collection of information on the 101 cases that have been in contact with the organization and has set up #ConLaVozBienAlta a campaign of hate crimes with more impact on our country. The project has managed to channel the growing concern for the crimes of hatred towards LGBT people who have shown different agents of public administration, including them in the working group that we have created in the project. The increasing participation of people representing the administration in subsequent meetings show interest in working hand in hand with civil society in the search for solutions. While there have not created a stable coordination mechanism, as indicated in the external evaluation report, the synergy created has shown that this form of work is possible. The project has enabled FELGTB assume a role as a point of care for victims and coordinating its member to formalize and improve the care and data collection entities. He has placed our Federation in a context of dialogue not only with governments, but with the rest of civil society organizations involved in the response to hate crimes. Care data show that to the extent that personalized attention and assistance to victims, beyond identifying the percentage of hate crimes that are reported to the competent authorities increases offered. Finally, it has been possible to continue to report on discrimination and hate crimes already started in 2013, and this project has obviously contributed. The work done during this year will allow an increase of casuistry collection after consensus among FELGTB entities on data collection.
Summary of bilateral results
a. Through the No Hate Speech Network, led by the FELGTB and formed by prosecutors, security forces of the state, media, enterprises, administration and ONG, (including two organisations from Donor Countries: SAMTOKIN'78 from Iceland and LLH (Landsforenigen for lesbik og homofil frijoring), from Norway) a No Hate Observatory has been created:
http://www.felgtb.com/redescontraodio/docs/?lang=en with information and data regarding Hate Crimes. Concerning the LGTB population, Norway and Iceland have a strong support of public sector compared with Spain, but the organisations have less experience in hate crimes data analyses or awareness raising campaigns than is Spain.Spain and the Donor Countries are quite different. Bilateral activities have helped to increase the knowledge of each other´s countries and systems in subjects such as: fight against discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT