Watch Out!

Aims & objectives

The objectives:
-development and capacity building of the Hate Speech Watch;
-development of an internal protocol of the Hate Speech Watch;
-capacity building of the volunteers;
-improvement of the visibility and external communication of the Hate Speech Watch.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

25 participants from 16 countries (Armenia: 2
Georgia: 2; Hungary: 2; Italy: 2; Albania: 2
Macedonia: 2; Other Coe member states not mentioned above: 10).

Training methods used & main activities

The project consistsed of the preparation, implementation and follow-up of a seminar dealing with the development and capacity building of the Hate Speech Watch both internal and external perspective. We looked at the internal development process as part of a project and we improved a potential internal protocol prescribing the rules of the procedure to classify something as hate speech and the actions recommended to take in the different countries. Furthermore, we went into details concerning the capacity building of the volunteers. We had a discussion on how to improve the the external communication of the Watch and make it more popular among young people, by getting more complaints we can enhance the overall work of the body.

All the activities and session were realized by non-formal education methods and human rights based approach.

Outcomes of the activity

Learning Outcomes:
The meeting focused on how to improve the role of the Hate Speech Watch in the Campaign. Therefore, emphasis was put on understanding the points of view and the specific experiences of each participating organisation. By dedicating their time, activists had the opportunity to elaborate the topic and develop themselves in personal and professional terms as well.

By the end of the activity, the participants were be able to:
-get a better understanding of monitoring as a tool to fight against human rights violations;
-recognize and classify hate speech online in accordance with the internal protocol prepared by the group itself;

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer for specific sessions as expert of APICE, partner organization for this project.

Lilla Nedeczky was the Coordinator of the project, from the Lead organization, Hope for Children.

I worked on this training for 3 days as a full time trainer.