Speak out against Discrimination

Monday 08 February 2010 | Administrator MiM

“The media can make a crucial contribution to raising awareness on issues relating to intercultural dialogue and discrimination as well as to help foster public debate thus ensuring better mutual understanding between different communities, notably by providing different groups in society with an opportunity to receive and impart information, to express themselves and to exchange ideas”.

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The Anti-Discrimination Campaign launched by the Council of Europe addresses the mounting problems of everyday discrimination against certain population groups, which can be observed in many European countries in the context of increasing cultural diversity.

Run in partnership with journalists and media from across the continent, the campaign supports the Council of Europe’s fundamental human rights principles and its position on intercultural dialogue agenda, as set out in the White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue adopted in May 2008.

The campaign includes:

  • a TV and radio spot to be distributed to broadcasters for free airing;
  • a compendium of Council of Europe standards concerning anti-discrimination policies and media diversity;
  • a website to facilitate the sharing of information on the campaign;
  • fact files and opinion editorials on intercultural and discrimination issues in Europe;
  • a journalism training pack and virtual online resource centre;
  • press briefings;
  • additional print and audiovisual material on cultural diversity; tolerance, the role of the media and the standards of the CoE.
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Source: Council of Europe website

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