The two-day interactive training offered the participating 25 prosecutors the possibility to learn more about the best European practices in identifying, qualifying and prosecuting hate crimes and hate speech cases, in line with European standards and the case-law of the European Court of Human Right (ECtHR). The participants had opportunity to exchange on key concepts, relating experiences and ideas with their peers. The training programme also covered practical aspects related to the identification of prejudices and stereotypes, legal practice in prosecuting discrimination cases, as well as respectful and non-discriminatory treatment of victims.
Particular attention was paid to the challenges of holding accountability for hate speech in the online environment and hate speech in public discourse. Trainers worked with participants on drawing the line between the hate speech and freedom of expression, on how to address hate speech against public figures and examining hate speech in the media. Also, good practices in combating hate crime were discussed, as well as tools available to combat it, based on international standards.
At the end, participants of this event, organised in partnership with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, highlighted need to continue with training activities and the importance of an approach based on dialogue and collaborative solutions by different actors, contributing to effective processing of the cases of hate speech, hate crime and discrimination.
The training was organised in the framework of the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination in Armenia”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe in their joint programme “Partnership for Good Governance”.
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