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    Royal Norwegian Embassy in Poland

    HATE SPEECH
    and HATE CRIME
    All European countries are committed to countering discrimination.
    Yet all too many tragic attacks in recent years highlight growing
    intolerance against minorities. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
    support numerous initiatives through the EEA and Norway Grants
    to raise awareness of hate crime and hate speech, as well as
    promote tolerance and multicultural awareness.

    WHY FOCUS ON HATE SPEECH AND HATE CRIME? EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THE PROGRAMMES:
    Numerous reports from international organisations have >> Cultural and information activities to raise awareness of the
    documented worrying levels of harassment and violence impact of homophobia on LGBT communities in Slovakia
    towards minorities. The economic crisis has also fuelled >> A weekly radio programme featuring personal stories of
    prejudice and intolerance, with a clear link in some countries discrimination faced by minority groups in Bulgaria
    between the recession and the growth of hate speech and hate >> A report setting out a series of recommendations for
    crimes. policymakers to improve protection and rights of hate crime
    victims in Lithuania and bring in line with EU standards
    >> A quarter of all respondents to a survey of LGBT people said
    they have been attacked or threatened in the last five years1 HOW DOES IT WORK?
    >> About half of Roma surveyed said that they have experienced NGOs can apply directly to the NGO programmes in each
    discrimination in the past year2 beneficiary country for funding for projects that set out to
    >> 21% of respondents to a survey on discrimination against counter hate speech or hate crime.
    Jews had experienced at least one incident of insult or
    harassment and/or a physical attack in the past year3 Public bodies and NGOs can also apply for funding under
    >> 78% of respondents to a Council of Europe survey have programmes in other fields. Projects are selected by the
    encountered hate speech online4 programme operator in each country. Calls for proposals setting
    out detailed eligibility criteria are published on the websites
    WHAT WILL WE ACHIEVE? of the programme operators and www.eeagrants.org / www.
    Through the EEA and Norway Grants, Iceland, Liechtenstein norwaygrants.org.
    and Norway support a range of initiatives to tackle hate crime
    and hate speech, primarily through civil society and the Non- WORKING IN COOPERATION
    Governmental Organisation (NGO) programmes. Countering intolerance requires joint responses from
    governments, international organisations and civil society.
    HOW WILL WE ACHIEVE IT? To benefit from its experience in promoting human rights, the
    Worth over 160 million, the NGO programmes are one of EEA and Norway Grants have established a partnership with
    the biggest funding schemes for civil society in Central and the Council of Europe and also engage with the EU Agency for
    Southern Europe. Civil society organisations are often at the Fundamental Rights (FRA) on issues of mutual interest.
    forefront of tackling discrimination and provide a voice for
    victims. The NGO programmes actively address hate speech as Project partnerships between NGOs and other organisations in
    well as tackle extremism and intolerance. the beneficiary and the three donor countries are also widely
    encouraged. Seed money is available to support networking
    Programmes in other areas supported by the Grants migration and partner searches.
    and asylum, gender-based violence, cultural diversity, social
    inclusion etc. also contribute to countering hatred, protecting
    minorities and strengthening fundamental rights.

    1 EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (2013) EU LGBT survey


    2 EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (2011) The situation of Roma in 11 EU Member States
    3 EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (2013) Survey on discrimination and hate crime against Jews
    4 Council of Europe (2012/13) Survey on young peoples attitudes and experience of online hate speech

    www.eeagrants.org
    www.norwaygrants.org
    NOnline
    SNAPSHOT OF EVENTS
    Many activities have been organised by the NGO programme OVEMBER 2012 Tackling Hate Speech: Living Together
    operators across the beneficiary countries to stand up with the Council of Europe (Budapest)
    against hate speech, such as training of youth bloggers. The
    programmes are also making a strong contribution to the
    Europe (Oslo)
    M
     AY 2013 Right-wing Extremism and Hate Crime in

    Council of Europes NO HATE SPEECH campaign. Swith


    EPTEMBER 2013 Hate Factor in Political Speech
    the Council of Europe (Warsaw)
    Several high profile events on hate speech and hate crime have
    also been organised or sponsored by the donor countries of the
    NCrime
    OVEMBER 2013 FRA conference on Combating Hate
    in the EU (Vilnius)
    EEA and Norway Grants, both in cooperation with the Council
    of Europe and as a key partner of the EU Fundamental Rights
    effectively
    A
     PRIL 2014 FRA conference on Combating Hate Crime
    (Thessaloniki)
    Agency (FRA).
    and hate crime (Madrid)
    NOVEMBER 2014 Together against hate speech

    NO HATE SPEECH MOVEMENT


    The EEA and Norway Grants are a strategic partner to the Council of Europes NO HATE SPEECH MOVEMENT.
    Launched in March 2013, the campaign is based on human rights education, youth participation and media literacy.
    The NGO programmes are making a strong contribution to the campaign which runs until the end of 2017, organising
    training workshops for youth bloggers, compiling good practice databases and campaigning toolkits for schools.

    COUNTRY OVERVIEW: NGO PROGRAMMES


    Country Programme Operator Grant amount ( million)
    Bulgaria Open Society Foundation http://ngogrants.bg 11.8
    Croatia National Foundation for Civil Society Development http://zaklada.civilnodrustvo.hr 1.3
    Cyprus Price Waterhouse Coopers http://www.eeangofund.org.cy 1.3
    Czech Republic Civil Society Development Foundation http://www.fondnno.cz/en/ 11.4
    Estonia Open Estonia Foundation http://oef.org.ee/en/our-work/ngo-fund 2.3
    Greece Bodossaki Foundation http://www.weareallcitizens.gr 7.3
    Hungary Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation http://norvegcivilalap.hu 13.5
    Latvia Society Integration Foundation http://www.sif.lv 10.4
    Lithuania Human Rights Monitoring Institute http://www.nvoprograma.lt 5.5
    Malta Solidarity Overseas Service (SOS) Malta http://www.sosmalta.org/ngo 0.5
    Poland Stefan Batory Foundation http://www.ngofund.org.pl 37.0
    Portugal Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation http://www.gulbenkian.pt 8.7
    Romania Civil Society Development Foundation http://fondong.fdsc.ro 36.3
    Slovakia Ekopolis Foundation (Active citizenship and inclusion) http://www.eeango.sk/aoi 3.7
    Open Society Foundation (Democracy and human rights) http://www.osf.sk 3.7
    Slovenia Regional Environment Center (REC Slovenia) http://slovenia.rec.org 1.9
    Spain NGO Platform of Social Action http://www.plataformaong.org/ciudadaniaactiva/ 4.6
    TOTAL 161.2

    ABOUT THE EEA AND NORWAY GRANTS


    AREAS OF SUPPORT
    Iceland, Liechtenstein and Environmental management
    Norway provide funding to: 1.8 billion Climate change
    in funding* Civil society
    Cultural heritage and diversity
    16 Human and social development
    Green industry innovation
    reduce strengthen beneficiary
    disparities bilateral Justice and home affairs
    countries Research and scholarships
    in Europe relations
    Decent work and social dialogue

    * EEA Grants 993.5 million (Norway 95.7%, Iceland 3.2%, Liechtenstein 1.1%) Norway Grants 804.6 million, financed by Norway alone

    www.eeagrants.org
    www.norwaygrants.org August 2015

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