On 2 November 2021, prosecutors and judges from Armenia started a training course on hate speech, in co-operation with the Justice Academy of the Republic of Armenia. The training course includes the translated version of the Council of Europe’s HELP course on hate speech, as well as tutored activities like case studies, analysis of national legislation, discussion on assessing cases, etc. This training course will be implemented to support legal professionals in Armenia to better grasp the concept and manifestations of hate speech, the European acquis on the topic and to become readier to tackle such cases as part of their work in Armenia.
Considering the relevance of the topic for the Armenian context, the Council of Europe carries out this training course on hate speech in Armenian during November and December 2021, also to clarify the concept and its legal framework for prosecutors and judges in Armenia, preparing them to tackle the problem in their practice.
This is the second cycle of the HELP training course on combating hate speech: in April-May twelve judges and prosecutors from Armenia successfully completed the course. The second phase of the training will be conducted until December 2021.
The training was organised in the framework of the regional project “Strengthening access to justice for victims of discrimination, hate speech and hate crime in the Eastern Partnership,” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance II.
