Research and Projects

STANDUP
Standing up against hate in the EU

Starting date:
January 1st, 2022

Closing date:
January 1st, 2024

European funding: 748780,66 € Co-funded by the European Commission Directorate General for Justice and Consumers under Grant number : 101049532

Discrimination, intolerance and hatred are still present in European societies, often leading to serious and violent crimes. These practices and feelings are largely causes of broader social tensions and have long-lasting repercussions on victims, their families and on our societies. However, there are deficiencies at the European level in the management of hate crimes and discrimination against people or communities based on gender, race, sexuality or other aspects, as well as in the response given by the public authorities of European countries.

 

The STAND-UP Project’s main objective is to improve cooperation between different organizations in the fight against hate crimes through the design, development and implementation of a new inter-institutional model led by public authorities. To achieve this objective, STAND-UP proposes:

  1. Establish common definitions of hate crime, integrated into a framework for cooperation;
  2. Standardize reporting procedures;
  3. Deepening understanding of the phenomena of hate speech and crimes, including the feelings behind them;
  4. Strengthen support for victims;
  5. Design and implement training for CSOs, LEAs, prosecutors and judges on how to report, investigate, prosecute and prevent hate crimes and discrimination.

The model developed by STAND-UP will include technological tools that make it possible to improve the monitoring of hate crimes and speeches, as well as the exchange of data between the different organizations; an established definition of hate crimes; two models for reporting hate crimes (for law enforcement agencies and CSOs) and an inter-agency manual for victim support. STAND-UP will make use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques and tools in such a way that public authorities and Civil Society organizations can identify areas of intervention, groups at risk and the weight of the feelings of hatred expressed. via Internet.

Within the framework of the project, training will be carried out for relevant actors, CSOs, LEAs, prosecutors and judges, so that they can implement the tools and mechanisms developed within the framework of the project with the support of Virtual Reality.

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Project Coordinator:
Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale Ordinario di Trento – Italia 
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