PEACE BUILDING AND HUMAN RIGHT

Countering Hate Speech to Prevent Ethnic Based Violence in Post Conflict Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a nation that has transitioned from conflict. Twenty (20 years) after the war, the use of hateful rhetoric, dangerous speech by politicians and supporters of political parties especially during every Presidential and Parliamentary election is becoming worrisome development with a huge potential to undermine the country’s fragile peace. With financial and technical support from the NIWANO Peace foundation(https://www.npf.or.jp/english/), SEED is supporting local communities and government through local organizing local campaigns against hate speech/messages, reconciliation workshops, support communities to development and sign peace and non-violence Communiqué, to enhance better understanding of hateful rhetoric and the potential it holds to lead to ethnic-based violence, particularly in pre and post-election context. We create supportive environment for local communities to mitigate the risks associated with ethnic hate messages and ethnic stereotyping. Click here for peace building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aFUbDGUETo