Objective

Provide information, through local partnerships with mainstream and ethnic & diversity media, on anti-discrimination mechanisms initiated at both national and European levels, in particular by the Council of Europe, the general public and (potential) discrimination victims.

Context

Today in Europe, discrimination is a crime. And yet, various European and national reports show that discrimination continues to be commonplace and that the victims or potential victims of discrimination are relatively uninformed about their rights and the possible remedies available to them at national and European level. Accordingly, this part of the campaign, by means of special partnerships with the media and their professionals, focuses on the production and dissemination of information, highlighting two specific points:

1- The general prohibition of discrimination (“Discrimination is a crime”); information targeting public opinion in general to be developed in conjunction with the media (mainstream and ethnic & diversity media) and their professionals,

2- The mechanisms to protect and defend the rights of victims of discrimination: this information is intended for victims or potential victims and is to be developed, in particular, in conjunction with the ethnic & diversity media and their professionals.

Expected results

• Establishment of networks of exchanges at local and national (or European) level, between media professionals, staff of anti-discrimination bodies and representatives of minorities.
• Production and dissemination of written, audiovisual and Internet reports on discrimination, prevention mechanisms and tools for protecting and defending the victims or potential victims of discrimination.
• Greater awareness of the role and place of the Council of Europe in the fight against discrimination.