On 28 October 2024, the Human Rights Office of UNAMI organized a one-day training in Erbil entitled “Protecting Freedom…

On 28 October 2024, the Human Rights Office of UNAMI organized a one-day training in Erbil entitled “Protecting Freedom of Expression and Countering Hate Speech” for civil society organizations and human rights defenders from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The event was attended by 21 representatives (13 Female and 8 Male) from civil society organizations and human rights defenders. The training aimed at empowering the participants with knowledge and skills to identify hate s…peech, available tools to monitor hate speech in social media, referring hateful content to social media companies, and engagement with authorities to counter hate speech. The participants were also familiarized with fact-checking techniques to accurately identify misinformation/disinformation, thereby contributing to the protection of freedom of expression and civic space both online and offline.