Natrag MEDIA ADVISORY / High level conference “Hate speech in public discourse” to be held in Pristina

Pristina 19 September 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY / High level conference “Hate speech in public discourse” to be held in Pristina

- The conference, titled “Hate speech in public discourse,” will take place on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, starting at 09:30, at the Swiss Diamond Hotel in Pristina, as part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe initiative “Combating Discrimination and Hatred.”

The opening remarks will be delivered by Frank Power, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, and Tomáš Szunyog, Head of the EU Office in Kosovo/EU Special Representative.

These will be followed by keynote speeches from:

  • Glauk Konjufca, Speaker of the Assembly
  • Naim Qelaj, Ombudsperson
  • Marigona Shabiu, Executive Director at Youth Initiative for Human Rights


Two panel discussions will follow, with the first involving civil society groups and the second bringing together public representatives from various political parties, discussing different experiences and responses to hate speech. The conference, organised in close co-operation with civil society partners, will address hate speech at the societal level, particularly when targeted towards minority communities or vulnerable groups.

The event is open to the media.
Simultaneous interpretation into English, Albanian and Serbian will be provided.               
The action "Combating Discrimination and Hatred" is part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”.

Programme of the event.

 

For more information please contact:

Betim Zllanoga - [email protected] / +38349122677  

Besnik Baka – [email protected]/ +355692178430

 

 

 

Horizontal Facility III

Zajednički program Europske unije i Vijeća Europe pod nazivom „Horizontal Facility za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku“ (Horizontal Facility III) inicijativa je za suradnju koja se provodi od 2023. do 2026. godine.

Program obuhvaća aktivnosti u Albaniji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Kosovu*, Crnoj Gori, Sjevernoj Makedoniji, Srbiji i Turskoj. Programom se pomaže korisnicima da ispune svoje planove reformi u području ljudskih prava, vladavine prava i demokracije te da usklade standarde s europskim standardima, što je ujedno i prioritet za proces proširenja EU-a.

Treća faza programa vrijedi 41 milijun eura (85 % financira Europska unija, 15 % Vijeće Europe).

Ova web-stranica izrađena je uz pomoć sredstava zajedničkog programa Europske unije i Vijeća Europe. Stavovi izraženi na ovoj stranici ni u kom slučaju ne izražavaju zvanične stavove Europske unije i Vijeća Europe.

* Ova oznaka ne prejudicira stavove o statusu i ista je u skladu s Rezolucijom Vijeća sigurnosti UN-a 1244 i Mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o neovisnosti Kosova.