{"id":20835,"date":"2024-06-20T13:38:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20835"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:38:59","slug":"countering-hate-speech-campaign-launched-by-erc-and-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/countering-hate-speech-campaign-launched-by-erc-and-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Countering Hate Speech Campaign Launched by ERC and UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Today, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), in collaboration with the United Nations, launched a comprehensive Countering Hate Speech campaign aimed at mitigating and eliminating hate speech, particularly prevalent on social media platforms and often based on ethnic and political affiliations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative coincides with the observance of the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Chairman of the ERC, Charles Ogle, highlighted the campaign&#8217;s objectives, emphasizing enhanced social media awareness, public education on various forms of hate speech, and empowering individuals to address this critical issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced forthcoming software tools to bolster monitoring efforts in collaboration with international partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Resident Coordinator, Yesim Oruc, stressed that the campaign is not intended to curtail freedom of speech but rather to safeguard against harmful expressions and foster cohesion among communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, commended the initiative and urged the ERC to scrutinize the conduct of parliamentarians, underscoring the role of leadership in shaping societal norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch marks a significant step in addressing the impact of hate speech on social harmony and underscores the commitment of both local and international bodies to promoting tolerance and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), in collaboration with the United Nations, launched a comprehensive Countering Hate Speech campaign aimed at mitigating and eliminating hate speech, particularly prevalent on social&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20837,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835\/revisions\/20837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}