Report on the 4th annual conference of the International Network Against Cyber Hate in New York City, September 29-30, 2005
Related:
ADL Press Release on the Conference
Biography Christopher Wolf
INACH-ODIHR/TnD Workshop on Monitoring and Taking Action on Hate on the Internet, Warsaw 13-15 May 2005
On 13-15 May the International Network against Cyberhate (INACH) and ODHIR's Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Programme held a workshop on Monitoring and Taking Action on hate on the Internet in Warsaw at the ODIHR's office. The workshop was aimed at new hotlines/complaints bureaus for discrimination on the Internet in the Eastern part of the OSCE region.
The aim of the workshop was to train potential hotlines/monitoring NGOs in
taking action on on-line hate and monitoring and ultimately becoming part
of the INACH network.
Following Subjects were covered:
10 participants from 7 countries took part in the workshop (Poland, Moldova, Russian Federation, Belarus, Romania, Slowakia and Latvia). Every participant received the INACH 'HowTo' CD-rom with practical information, tools, software, tips and helpfiles and a database for the processing of and reporting on complaints and monitored sites.
At the end of the workshop the 10 participants filled out evaluation forms. All participants rated the workshop as excellent, 9 participants stated that they would want to become an INACH member, one participant stated that this would possibly be the case. 9 Participants want follow-up in any form while one said he would possibly want this.
Most participants will interact and support each others learning process from now on through a special mailing list INACH facilitates for this purpose.
As a direct result of the workshop, the Moldovan participant YHCA started operations as a complaints bureau at the end of July and is now a candidate-member of INACH. We expect more of the participants to follow.
OSCE conference in Paris on the relationship between racist, xenophobic and antisemitic propaganda on the Internet and hate crimes
Introduction in Session 1: Legislative framework, Including Domestic and International Legislation Regarding Propaganda on the Internet and Hate Crimes. By Suzette Bronkhorst, International Network Against Cyber Hate (16.06.2004)
Introduction in Session 2: ONLINE PROPAGANDA AND THE COMMISSION OF HATE CRIME' By Michael Whine, Community Security Trust, United Kingdom (16.06.2004)
Introduction in Session 2: Needed: Diagnostic Tools to Gauge the Full Effect of Online Anti-Semitism and Hate, by Mr. Christopher Wolf. Law Firm of Proskauer Rose LLP and Chair of the Internet Task Force of the Anti-Defamation League, USA.
Introduction in Session 2: The nature and extent of the relationship between Racist, Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Propaganda on the Internet and Hate Crimes , by Mr. Stieg Larsson, EXPO, Sweden (16.06.2004)
Session 3: Public and Private Partnership in the Fight Against Racism, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism on the Internet - Best Practices, by Mr. Brian Marcus, Anti Defamation League (16.06.2004)
Session on the Nature and Extent of the Relationship between Racist, Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Propaganda on the Internet and Hate Crime - contribution by Mr. Brian Marcus, US (16.06.2004)
Internet Streetworking, an Instrument for Psychosocial Short-Term Intervention, by Mr. Samuel Althof, Switzerland (16.06.2004)
Introduction to session 4: Promoting Tolerance on and through the Internet - Best Practices to Educate Users and Heighten Public Awareness, by Mr.Stefan Glaser, Jugendschutz.Net, Germany (15.06.2004)
Regulating Hate Speech Qua Speech is Not the Solution to the Epidemic of Hate on the Internet, By Mr. Christopher Wolf, Law Firm of Proskauer Rose LLP and Chair of the Internet Task Force of the Anti-Defamation League, USA.
Closing Session: Intervention by Suzette Bronkhorst, INACH (17.06.2004)
The INACH-publication for the conference:
Hate on the Net - Virtual nursery for In Real Life crime
Opening speeches of the conference
OPENING SPEECH, SOLOMON PASSY, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BULGARIA (16.06.2004)
OPENING STATEMENT, MICHEL BARNIER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FRANCE (16.06.2004)
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Opening Session: Resolution on the fight against racism, anti-semitism and xenophobia by Michel Voisin, Delegation of France (16.06.2004)
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Closing Statements of the conference
Closing plenary: Reporting notes by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, chairperson of Le Forum des droits sur l'internet (17.06.2004)
Conclusions by the Chair of the OSCE meeting on the relationship between racist, xenophobic and anti-semitic propaganda on the internet and hate crimes (17.06.2004)
The OSCE on the conference
News statement
The OSCE page with relevant conference documents