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The project aims at formulating a holistic approach to combating hate speech, which will achieve long-term social change in the field of the right to protection against discrimination and freedom of speech. Hate speech is a growing problem that needs to be addressed through systematic research and monitoring; institutions lack a systematic approach to the problem and citizens find it difficult to understand the channels for reporting hate speech.
Therefore, a holistic approach to the issue has been developed, consisting of activities to monitor and analyze narratives of hate speech; monitoring the implementation of the recommendations for the suppression of hate speech by international bodies, and the development and advocacy of the implementation of the Action Plan to Combat Hate Speech. Involving NGOs in the development and advocacy of the Action Plan will strengthen the civil society’s advocacy role and the project also has a multiplier effect because the methods, tools and approaches to the model of empowerment of vulnerable groups that will be developed, will be multiplied to other NGOs and institutions, which will be able to apply them in their work.
The project realizes the right of all citizens to participate in social and political life, especially minorities and vulnerable social groups, who are most often victims of hate speech. Through training, a media campaign and activities to empower vulnerable groups and NGOs, these vulnerable groups will be further empowered to recognize and report hate speech, in addition to which the broader public will also be informed about the issue. Training will also be conducted for experts in the field of combating hate speech to build the capacity to suppress hate speech from a human rights perspective.