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New intern: Mailu Niehaus will be part of our team in September
01.09.2023
The Icelandic Human Rights Centre will be joined by Mailu Niehaus who will do an internship with us in September
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Collaborative project between MRSÍ and ELIAMEP
05.09.2022
The project, entitled Civil Society Network in the Context of UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Greece, covers i.a. that how to mobilize the volunteers of non-governmental organizations.
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Hate speech - an overview and recommendations for combating it
01.03.2018
A persons thoughts affect only him/her and not other people unless he/she expresses them or acts them out. Then these thoughts set events in motion which are likely to have effect. Therefore it is always important to take words seriously and listen, because it may become necessary to react when words do not express positive thoughts or views, but harmful, demeaning and hateful opinions towards a specific individual or a group of individuals. If not counteracted, hate speech will gradually be normalised and accepted. We catch new words and shortly they become part of the day to day discourse. Words are also the first tool we use to change attitudes, norms, dos and donts in our society.
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Guidance for conducting interviews and cultural sensitive information.
21.11.2017
As a part of an Erasmus+ Programme, "Bridge builders", the Icelandic Human Rights Centre has developed a Guidance for conducting interviews and cultural sensitive information
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Brochure on hate speech intended for youth
01.09.2017
Today, a new brochure on hate speech is published electronically in all the Nordic countries simultaneously.
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Visit from the Euro-Qvorum Institute for Participatory Democracy and European Institute from Romania
07.11.2016
On October 18th the Icelandic Human Rights Centre received visitors from the Euro-Qvorum Institute for Participatory Democracy and European Institute from Romania.
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Partner project with Polish NGO's and institutions
01.04.2015
The Icelandic Human Rights Office takes part in a two years project called Local Intersectoral Policies on Integration of Immigrants.
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The documentary ETHNIC KITCHEN screened in Bíó Paradís on March 8th at 5 pm.
02.03.2015
In celebration of International Women's day the documentary ETHNIC KITCHEN about five women who moved to Lithuania from different countries, at different times, and for different reasons is screened in Bíó Paradís at 5 pm that day.
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