In the part of the training on the domestic legal framework, the inconsistency of legal texts treating the area across the country was identified as an important obstacle for the efficient protection. In addition, the significant attention was given to deconstruction of the differences between the hate speech and the hate crimes. The aim was to enhance the investigators of such crimes to explore the hatred towards the protected categories as a motive, to recognise incitement to hatred and treat it accordingly.
On the second day of the training, through the session on Antigypsysm and hate speech, the human rights approach was reinforced by raising awareness of the participants on principles of equality and non-discrimination.
The training was organised, in co-operation with the Centres for judicial and prosecutorial training of the two Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, within the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, within the action “Protection of freedom of expression and the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina – PROFREX”.