The Council of Europe organised the Week Against Hate Speech, between June 17 and 19 in Strasbourg (France). This international gathering’s main objective is to strengthen global democratic responses and foster citizen mobilization against the proliferation of hate speech in our society.
During the meeting, the Euro-Arab Foundation contributed to reviewing the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on combating hate speech. This key tool provides fundamental guidelines to member states to prevent and combat this issue through a robust legal framework, as well as essential non-legal measures, with a special emphasis on the field of education.
Presentation of the VicTory Project
Within the framework of this event, the Foundation also had the opportunity to present the research findings on challenges and best practices in supporting victims of hate. This research was carried out as part of the European project VicTory, which promotes a restorative and victim-centered approach to mitigating hate.
