25.08.2021
Human Rights and Hate Speech
In what way does Hate Speech violate your rights? Where do human rights come from? A right is a claim that we have every reason to make. I have a right to the goods in my shopping basket if I …
Reading room
This is a place for everything from A to Z about tolerance and human rights—how does this magical ability to see the world of the other ‘in his shoes’ look from close-by, what are your inviolable human rights and freedoms, as well as fundamental responsibilities through which you protect the rights and freedoms of the other. And Toolbox—you probably already guessed—is this corner in the reading room, where through games, tasks and exciting experiences you will develop your magical ability to get along with those different from you.
School of Tolerance
Each article you open in this section is a door to the various nuances and aspects of tolerance and mutual understanding with your relatives, friends and strangers—whether at home, at school, at university, at work, on the street or in the square, in the big city or the small village.
Rights
Human rights are the fundamental rights that everyone in the world receives at birth and until their last breath. They are based on such shared values as dignity, honesty, equality, respect and independence—values that are defined and protected by law.
Freedoms
The basic human freedoms of the individual or a group—freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of desire, and freedom of fear—can never be taken away from us, although they are sometimes restricted from the outside world.
Responsibilities
The relationship between you and the other is based on rights and responsibilities: although, in fact, only one article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, every right is in fact accompanied by a responsibility. If we have the right to life, then we have the responsibility to respect life. Every human being has the right to a happy and healthy life: in this way we are obliged to create conditions for others around us to have such a life as well.
Toolbox
Once you open this box, you will find in it a bunch of treasures—ways to develop your sensitivity, senses and mental attitude to the different, foreign, colorful, challenging, conscious and unconscious ones; you will find yourself more open to the world and people. For this purpose, we have prepared for you all kinds of tools under the non-formal learning methodology: situational, role and logical cases, games, videos and manuals, methodologies and information resources (Council of Europe, European Solidarity Corps, Volunteer Cooperative, etc.).
25.08.2021
Hate Speech and Private Life and Safety
Hate speech and its dangerous consequences for private life People use hate speech only when they think that they know something about an individual or a group. A completely anonymous person or social group cannot fall victim to hate speech …
05.08.2021
Family exclusion
We need to respect the differences in which children are raised The family consists of a mother, father and children. Hundreds of single parents, grandmothers and relatives raising school-age children have to face this understanding. The traditional understanding of the …
05.08.2021
To fight our own prejudices
It is most difficult to see the walls inside ourselves, which we have imperceptibly erected over time—most often in the name of our survival in difficult situations Explaining tolerance to others is always easy. It is even easier to rebuke …
05.08.2021
Hate speech and safety of private life
Hate speech and its dangerous consequences for private life People use hate speech only when they think that they know something about an individual or a group. A completely anonymous person or social group cannot fall victim to hate speech …
05.08.2021
How to deal with cyber-bullying
A few practical tips Bullying on the Internet is very similar to all the insults and injuries that some of your peers at school may have caused you. The difference is that on the Internet, bullies can remain anonymous or …
05.08.2021
BOOKMARKS (2014/2016/2020)
A Manual for Combating Hate Speech Online through Human Rights Education Hate Speech is one of the most worrying, racist and discriminatory phenomena of our time, and it is amplified by the anonymity on Internet and social media. Hate Speech …
05.08.2021
Barabaripen (2014)
Young Roma speak about multiple discrimination Barabaripen* (2014) includes life stories of nine young Roma affected by multiple discrimination in different parts of Europe – Albania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom. The publication …
05.08.2021
Young People’s Access to Rights through Youth Information and Counselling (2015)
Toolkit on how to inform young people about their rights The toolkit on Young People’s Access to Rights through Youth Information and Counselling (2015) was developed by the Council of Europe in partnership with the European Youth Information and Counselling …
04.08.2021
Freedom of speech and hate speech
Why is it so important to draw a dividing line between freedom of speech and hate speech? Hate speech rarely gravitates around the yes-or-no line, black-and-white. There are different opinions on how it should be classified and what should be …
04.08.2021
Religion and beliefs leading to discrimination
Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Freedom of religion is the right of everyone to choose, accept, and change their religion and beliefs. This is one of the …
05.01.2021
Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first of its kind and it was created right after World War II. Approved by the international community in 1948 it represents the universal recognition that basic rights and fundamental freedoms …
05.01.2021
Article 1: Equality and Dignity
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘dignity’ as follows: …
05.01.2021
Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, …
05.01.2021
Article 3: Security of Person
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. The right to life is one of the most fundamental rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Every human being has the right to be alive and furthermore, …
05.01.2021
Article 4: Freedom from Slavery
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. The Right to Freedom of Slavery ensures that no one is subject to forced labor. This means no one …
05.01.2021
Article 5: Freedom from Inhuman Treatment
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The Right to Freedom from Inhuman Treatment ensures that no one should be tortured physically or mentally. No one should be subject to degrading …
05.01.2021
Article 6: Legal Recognition
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. To understand article 6, we must understand what the definition of a person is. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘Person’ means: ‘A human being regarded …
05.01.2021
Article 7: Equality Before the Law
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Every …
05.01.2021
Article 8: Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. This right means that every human who is subject to a violation of …