Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa speaking on the “Role of Civil Society in Tackling Hate Speech”
Webinar organised by The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) on 23 May 2022 1-2 pm EST or 7-8pm CET.
ICT4Peace Special Advisor Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa will speak on “THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN TACKLING HATE SPEECH” at the forthcoming webinar on 23 May 2022 (1 to 2 pm EST or 7 to 8 pm CET), organised by the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG).
“The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) would like to invite you to a webinar on “The role of civil society in tackling hate speech”. The webinar will focus on the role of civil society to address and counter hate speech. The session will highlight good practices, challenges and opportunities in this regard. It will also provide examples of partnerships between civil society and other relevant actors to address hate speech and promote positive narratives.
Event Information: Webex Event#23436553994 (eBMS#24410) OSAPG
Speakers include: Ms. Claire Thomas, Deputy Director at Minority Rights Group, Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at ICT4Peace Foundation, Mr. Javier Pallero, Director of Policy & International Programs at Access Now.
This is the second of a series of three webinars on hate speech organized by OSAPG in the lead up to, and in preparation of, the first commemoration of the International Day for Countering Hate Speech established in June 2021 by General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/309 on “Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech.” The International Day will be celebrated for the first time on Monday, 20 June 2022. The webinars will feature guest speakers who will discuss and offer perspectives on different aspects of the hate speech phenomenon and raise public awareness on the importance of addressing and countering hate speech in line with international human rights standards”
Dr. Hattotuwa has worked extensively on Mis-, Disinformation and Hate Speech (MDH), as part of his dissertation at Otago University in New Zealand and for ICT4Peace, supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation in Zurich, especially on the Christchurch Massacre and Sri Lanka Bombing, Kindly see the ICT4Peace Publication on his recent work: “The Nature of Disinformation and Nurture of Democratic Responses”
On the role of UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG see here
And on the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech see here and here