The 2015 WFD Freedom vs Control event in the Strasbourg youth centre last November.
The 2015 WFD Labs included Anti-Hate Responses, hosted by the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance. Hate speech often targets diversity and represents a powerful obstacle to social cohesion. This lab, which the author attended, showcased innovative initiatives to prevent hate speech and prejudice in diverse societies ( look out for our forthcoming audio excerpts).The project, Young People Combating Hate Speech Online, run by the Council of Europe’s youth sector between 2012 and 2014, combatted racism and discrimination expressed online as hate speech, by mobilizing young people and youth organisations to recognise and act against such human rights violations.
