PROJECT ABSTRACT – 808215 – SWEVIC
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 808215 Project Acronym: SWEVIC Duration (months): 24
Project Title: Supporting hate crime victims in Sweden
Coordinator: POLISMYNDIGHETEN SWEDISH POLICE AUTHORITY Polhemsgatan 30 10226 Stockholm Sweden
Total Cost: 753.339,85 EUR Grant Awarded: 601.384,75 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % POLISMYNDIGHETEN SWEDISH POLICE AUTHORITY SE COORDINATOR 433.840,00 € 72,14% BROTTSOFFERJOUREN SVERIGE SE PARTICIPANT 167.544,75 € 27,86% 601.384,75 €
ABSTRACT
SWEVIC is a cooperation project between the Swedish Police Authority (SPA) and Victim Support Sweden (VSS) and aims at:
Reducing underreporting and improving police investigations of hate crime Increasing the ability to identify hate crimes Building trust between victims of hate crime and the Swedish Police Developing the collaboration between VSS and the SPA and other Member States Reaching out to victims of hate crimes and increasing awareness
This will be done by organising good practice seminars for European participants, joint education and training on hate crime and hate speech for police officers and volunteers and other competent authorities as well as launching a media campaign.
Directly the project will educate approximately 200 Swedish police officers, 110 Victim Support Sweden professionals and 1.400 Victim Support Sweden volunteers. The project will reach approximately 100 experts from different EU countries, 800 employees from the national health services and the Social Security offices. At least 2.000 more will be educated through e-learning. The campaign will reach approximately 3.3 million Swedes. An important target group is the victims and potential victims of hate crime and hate speech, e.g.: the LGBTI community, religious communities, democratically elected politicians that in any way support the rights of the groups above, people of color, etc.
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The project will result in more adequate and improved support for victims of hate crime, and will increase the well-being of the victims and encourage them to come forward and go through the legal process. Adequate support will also lessen the risk of radicalization among groups often targeted by hate speech and hate crime and will raise the level of trust in the competent authorities, especially the Police. Increased knowledge and awareness of hate crimes will make the police officers and other occupational groups better equipped to deal with these issues.
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PROJECT ABSTRACT – 808698 – SRHCHS_LT
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 808698 Project Acronym: SRHCHS_LT Duration (months): 20
Project Title: Strengthening response to hate crime and hate speech in Lithuania
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Sventaragio str. 2 01510 Vilnius Lithuania
Total Cost: 286.287,96 EUR Grant Awarded: 229.028,00 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania LT COORDINATOR 129.846,00 € 56,69% LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS GENERALINE PROKURATURA LT PARTICIPANT 3.182,00 € 1,39% ZURNALISTU ETIKOS INSPEKTORIAUS TARNYBA LT PARTICIPANT 96.000,00 € 41,92% 229.028,00 €
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Ensure effective investigation, prosecution and adequately sentencing of hate speech and hate crime Improve knowledge and awareness of competent national authorities about the impact of hate crime and hate speech, the needs and expectations of the vulnerable communities Address underreporting Intensify countering online hate speech
Activities:
Comprehensive analysis of cases of the application of criminal liability Improvement of methodology on conducting of pre-trial investigation Qualitative research on the vulnerable communities Developing relations between the vulnerable communities and law enforcement authorities Joint training for police officers, prosecutors and judges Development of IT tool for reporting of hate speech online Facilitating of hate speech recognition to the local communities Encouraging the general public to counter hate speech online
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Type and number of persons benefiting from the project:
Police officers (127) Prosecutors (116) Judges (106) Teachers (200) Social workers (50) Local authorities (50) Other national authorities (25) Vulnerable communities (50) NGOs/CSOs (11) Universities and educational institutions (11)
Expected results:
Increased capacities to effectively investigate, prosecute and adequately sentence hate crime and hate speech Improved knowledge and awareness of competent national authorities about the impact of hate crime and hate speech, the needs and expectations of the vulnerable communities Strengthened relationship between law enforcement authorities and the vulnerable communities Reduced scope of hate speech on the Internet
Type and number of deliverables to be produced:
Data analysis (1) Policy recommendations (2) Development of methodology (2) Training courses/workshops (27) Qualitative research (1) Round table discussions (5) Development of guides (1) Developed IT tool (1) Online campaign (1) Online and newspaper articles (9) Conference
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PROJECT ABSTRACT – 808836 – AL-RE-CO
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 808836 Project Acronym: AL-RE-CO Duration (months): 24
Project Title: Discurso de odio, racismo y xenofobia: mecanismos de alerta y respuesta coordinada (AL-RE-CO)
Coordinator: MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO, MIGRACIONES Y SEGURIDAD SOCIAL José Abascal 39 28071 Madrid Spain
Total Cost: 262.973,90 EUR Grant Awarded: 210.375,00 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO, MIGRACIONES Y SEGURIDAD SOCIAL ES COORDINATOR 82.098,00 € 39,02% ASOCIACION DE MUJERES LATINOAMERICANAS ES PARTICIPANT 11.504,00 € 5,47% ASSOCIATION TRABE, INICIATIVAS PARA LA ECONOMIA SOCIAL Y SOLIDARIA ES PARTICIPANT 39.307,00 € 18,68% MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR ES PARTICIPANT 28.305,00 € 13,45% UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA ES PARTICIPANT 49.161,00 € 23,37% 210.375,00 €
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To improve the capacities of State authorities to identify, analyse, monitor and evaluate online hate speech in order to design shared strategies against discourse motivated by racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia or Antisemitism.
Specific objectives:
To generate a protocol with search criteria and indicators to identify and measure online hate speech, and also to design warning indicators to assess intensity, severity, distribution and impact of hate speech To generate a computer tool for the systematic collection and analysis of hate speech To design shared strategies to combat the online hate speech To disseminate the project and analyse its transferability in the EU
Activities:
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Identification of good practices in the EU Development of a protocol with search and early alert indicators Design of an electronic tool based on the protocol Validation and implementation of the tool and training of key agents Development of shared strategies Dissemination of results
Type and number of persons benefiting from the project:
Law Enforcement bodies; Institutions linked to the Cooperation and Collaboration Agreement against racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, signed in Spain (Public Prosecutor's Office, General Council of the Judiciary, Ministries of the Interior, Justice, Health, Employment and Social Security, and Education); victims; NGOs; academia.
Expected results:
Better knowledge about good practices in the EU Greater capacity for monitoring and analysis of hate speech online Established shared strategies Transfer of knowledge and results disseminated nationally and at the EU
Type and number of deliverables to be produced:
1 Good practices report; 1 Protocol with indicators; 1 Computer tool; 1 Document Shared Strategies; Website; 1 Transferability document; 1 Final report; 4 National and 1 European training sessions (80 participants); 1 National and 1 European debate forum (30 participants); Final conference (80 participants).
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PROJECT ABSTRACT – 809349 – NOINTOHATE2018
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 809349 Project Acronym: NoIntoHate2018 Duration (months): 18
Project Title: 10 years Implementation of EU Framework Decision on racism and xenophobia in Romania: challenges and new approaches regarding hate crime actions
Coordinator: CONSILIUL NATIONAL PENTRU COMBATEREA DISCRIMINARII Piata Walter Maracineanu 1-3 Sector 1 010155 BUCURESTI Romania
Total Cost: 242.840,51 EUR Grant Awarded: 192.459,81 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % CONSILIUL NATIONAL PENTRU COMBATEREA DISCRIMINARII RO COORDINATOR 130.043,81 € 67,57% ASOCIATIA INSTITUTUL PENTRU POLITICI PUBLICE RO PARTICIPANT 62.416,00 € 32,43% 192.459,81 €
ABSTRACT
Hate crime is the most severe expression of discrimination with important consequences in the under-consolidated EU democracies while also raising problems for the consolidated ones. Public institutions should be strengthened to be able to organise a system of recording such cases in the overall work of recording violence, and this implies not only a good legislation, but mostly a well- organised system, able to detect such situations from the very beginning. In this respect, the consortium of NCCD and IPP shaped the present proposal aiming at assessing the impact of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia at the level of Romania while identifying the needed legislation/policy improvements in accordance with the EU standards, and also at strengthening the capacity of the national anti-discrimination institutions in engaging in prevention while tackling hate crime. The envisaged activities include drafting a Report on recording cases of bias-crime victims, drafting/updating protocols between law enforcement authorities at the national level, increasing capacity of national law enforcement institutions (through a visit to FRA Headquarter, 12 training sessions for law enforcement agencies). 1 report - evaluation of the application status of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia in Romania and the actual level of discrimination within Romanian society will be one important project’s result, together with elaborating national policies/procedures in reporting, tracking, investigating and recording hate crime victims, and strengthening the capacity of the national anti-discrimination institutions in curbing the phenomena of hate crime. The project’s target group: 144 participants at trainings, 1.040 citizens approached
7 through a national survey, 500 recipients of the national report. Main deliverables: 1 national report, 1 national survey, 3 inter-institutional protocols, 3 training supports, 1 international exchange - visit.
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PROJECT ABSTRACT – 809433 – C.O.N.T.R.O
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 809433 Project Acronym: C.O.N.T.R.O Duration (months): 24
Project Title: C.O.N.T.R.O COunter Narratives AgainsT Racism Online
Coordinator: PRESIDENZA DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI Piazza Colonna 370 - Palazzo Chigi 00187 ROMA Italy
Total Cost: 341.202,95 EUR Grant Awarded: 271.968,00 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % PRESIDENZA DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI. IT COORDINATOR 50.272,17 € 18,48% ISTITUTO PER LA RICERCA SOCIALE SCARL IT PARTICIPANT 221.695,83 € 81,52% 271.968,00 €
ABSTRACT
The C.O.N.T.R.O – “COunter Narratives AgainsT Racism Online” project will be mainly aimed at promoting a set of activities to fight against hate speech and hate crimes with a view to increasing the knowledge and awareness of hate speeches detection and analysis at national and European level, update and develop ad hoc tools and practices to effectively prevent and combat racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance widespread through hate speeches and increase the exchange of data and information among different key stakeholders through a common methodology on identifying and analysing hate speeches based on ethnic and racial grounds. The project will also aim at strengthening and improving actions against hate speech using alternative narratives as a practical tool, occupying online space with alternative human rights-based narratives, stimulating the analysis of the role of narratives both in contributing to the spread of hate speech and in strengthening human rights initiatives in the online space and sharing the good practices of using alternative narratives. Finally the project will envisage a massive communication strategy in order to disseminate the project results and outputs, and in particular a TV advert on the topic of hate speech/hate crimes will be produced and disseminated. The project’s expected results are: provide answers to the current challenges posed to a culture of democracy and human rights and the efforts to address them; find appropriate tools to respond to violent extremism online while building on past experiences; develop counter and alternative narratives to combat hate speech and promote human rights in online environments; increase public awareness on hate crimes through a dedicated national awareness campaign and create a long-lasting and sustainable national institutional framework on the fight against hate crimes.
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PROJECT ABSTRACT – 809558 – CATHEART
Call: REC-RRAC-HATE-AG-2017 Project Number: 809558 Project Acronym: CatHeart Duration (months): 24
Project Title: Citizens at the Heart: A Citizen Centred Approach to Hate Crime
Coordinator: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Station Street NG1 3GN Nottingham United Kingdom
Total Cost: 336.049,43 EUR Grant Awarded: 216.590,00 EUR
Participant Grant Participant Name Country Role Requested % Nottingham City Council UK COORDINATOR 202.364,00 € 93,43% POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UK PARTICIPANT 14.226,00 € 6,57% 216.590,00 €
ABSTRACT
A citizen-centred approach to hate crime changing the way that Police, Council and voluntary sector meet the complex and varying needs of hate crime whilst also supporting communities to resist narratives of extremism and intolerance by delivering:
Community response to xenophobia and intolerance Counter-narratives to extremism and intolerance Victim-centred approach Tailored responses to offending
Objectives:
Reduce prejudice and hate motivated behaviour Greater choice for victims (alternatives to prosecution) Improve statutory services response Build community resilience and confidence in tackling intolerance Change attitudes and prevent offending Identify and disseminate best practice and present new model
Activities:
Produce a Multi-agency Practitioners’ Framework on pathways to justice
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Train Shift Experts in policing and other services Pilot ASB Enforcement and Community Protection Officers managing hate incidents Train citizens to respond as bystanders Develop offender management programme Equip communities to hold ‘difficult conversations’ on intolerance and prejudice Learning relationship with Nottingham’s twin city Karlsruhe, Germany Project evaluation Conference - international audience
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