All news - Combating hate speech in Ukraine (Partnership for Good Governance III)
Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region
The Council of Europe in Strasbourg welcomed during 3-4 July a two-day conference, focusing on tackling racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process. The conference, supported by EU and Council of Europe titled "Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the...
Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region
On 1-2 July, a two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions. The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50...
The European Union and the Council of Europe support the Ukrainian authorities in the implementation of the priority reforms towards the alignment with European standards and practice
The European Union and the Council of Europe, together with representatives of national authorities, partner institutions and civil society organisations gathered for the Local Steering Committee meeting of the Partnership for Good Governance Programme. It was an opportunity to take stock of the...
Reaffirming the partnership between the Council of Europe and Ukrainian beneficiaries to advance on combating hate speech
The second technical committee meeting of the project "Combating hate speech in Ukraine", which is part of the European Union/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance programme, took place on 25 April, bringing together the main institutional actors and civil society organisations...
Promoting equality and inclusion with Young European Ambassadors in Ukraine
Four Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) met online with the Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine. The discussion focused on ongoing activities organised the Council of Europe and exploring opportunities for further co-operation in combating discrimination and hate speech in...
The regional platform of Equality bodies continues the work to address hate speech in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans
An online event was held focusing on fostering collaboration and exchange knowledge, common challenges and good practices between Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions, to address hate speech. This event, is a continuation to the equality bodies platform...
Ombudsperson team in Ukraine further trained to address hate speech
The concluding session of the training course “Promoting equality and combating hate speech” took place in Kyiv on 27 and 28 February 2024, with more than 30 participants, representatives of regional branches of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombusperson)...
Ombudsperson staff in Ukraine trained on European anti-discrimination and hate speech standards
The staff of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) was trained on European anti-discrimination and hate speech standards through two online sessions held on 14 December 2023 and 25 January 2024. These activities were tailored to respond to the mandate of the...
Young European Ambassadors sending a loud and clear message from Budapest: Say NO to hatred!
More than 50 Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) got introduced to methods on how to effectively address hate speech and discrimination. This will enable the YEAs to make a difference in their communities through the promotion of equality and diversity, ultimately contributing to combating hate...
Ukraine Police exchanges with peers on the role of law enforcement in preventing discrimination and promoting diversity
A peer-to-peer workshop between the Portuguese and Ukrainian police was, organised on 7 December 2023, provided a platform for exchange of experiences on the prevention of discrimination and promotion of diversity in the remit of law enforcement work. At the opening, Erlend Falck, Deputy Head of...
