UNiting Against Hate

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UNiting Against Hate Podcast The devastating effect of hatred is sadly nothing new. However, its scale and impact are now amplified by new communications technologies. Hate speech – including online – has become one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world. In UNiting Against Hate, a new eight-part United Nations podcast, we will show how hate speech manifests itself in different parts of the world, showcasing the work of activists who are bringing about positive change.

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UNiting Against Hate episode 8: Does Costa Rica have the answers?

Jan 24 2023 24 mins

Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society.This shift was accompanied by a sharp rise in hate speech and expressions of discrimination and xenophobia.In the last episode of this season of UNiting Against H

UNiting Against Hate episode 7: Intercultural dialogue, the ‘antidote to violence’

Jan 17 2023 23 mins

It's common to hear that the world has never been more interconnected. But at the same time, it's never been easier to share differences of opinion and spread misinformation, hate speech and information that divides and causes fear and mistrust.However, there is an age-old method of building trust between opposing societies, communities, and people: intercultural dialogue.Intercult

UNiting Against Hate episode 6: Is hate speech on the rise?

Jan 10 2023 22 mins

There is concern amongst human rights experts and activists that hate speech is becoming more prevalent, with views once perceived as fringe and extreme, moving into the mainstream.This episode of UNiting Against Hate features Tendayi Achiume, the outgoing UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, and Jaroslav Valůch, who is the project manager for fact-checking and n

UNiting Against Hate episode 5: Tools to combat hate

Jan 03 2023 20 mins

According to leading international human rights organization Minority Rights Group (MRG), there was a 400-fold increase in the use of hate terms online in Pakistan between 2011 and 2021.In this episode of UNiting Against Hate, Katy Dartford speaks to activists from MRG, and two partner organizations: Pakistan-based think tank Bytes for All, and Iraq-based Kirkuk Now.They’ve all w

UNiting Against Hate episode 4: Bearing the scars of hate

Dec 27 2022 23 mins

For years, Martina Mlinarević, a writer and journalist, and the ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Czech Republic, has detailed aspects of corruption in her country.She has faced threats and insults online, but when allowed a photo of her mastectomy scar to be published in a magazine, a first for Bosnia and Herzegovina, there was a furious backlash.Ms. Mlinarević told Ka

UNiting Against Hate episode 3: Coming out as Dalit

Dec 20 2022 24 mins

Yashica Dutt is a leading Indian anti-caste expert, journalist, and the award-winning author of the non-fiction memoir, Coming Out as Dalit.On this episode of UNiting Against Hate, she tells Katy Dartford about the discrimination she has experienced, ever since she publicly described herself as Dalit, a group of people who, according to those who subscribe to the Indian caste syste

UNiting Against Hate episode 2: Hate speech and violence in South Sudan

Dec 13 2022 21 mins

Edmund Yakani, one of South Sudan’s most prominent human rights defenders, has frequently been subject to intimidation and harassment.Mr. Yakani and other South Sudanese activists have called attention to how hate speech, both in-country and from the diaspora, is contributing to further violence in the world's newest country.In this episode, Katy Dartford speaks to Mr. Yakani abo

UNiting Against Hate episode 1: Monitoring hate

Dec 06 2022 24 mins

In UNiting Against Hate, an eight-part series from UN Podcasts, Katy Dartford talks to those who have encountered hate speech first-hand, as well as activists and experts from around the world about how they are trying to counter it.In this episode, she has an in-depth conversation with two organizations who monitor hate speech, and discusses with them the relationship between hate

UNiting Against Hate Podcast

Nov 30 2022 2 mins

The devastating effect of hatred is sadly nothing new. However, its scale and impact are now amplified by new communications technologies. Hate speech – including online – has become one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world.In UNiting Against Hate, a new eight-part United Nations podcast, we will show how h