In alignment with this year’s International Day for Countering Hate Speech theme— “Enhancing Legal and Non-Legal Measures Against Hate Speech Through a Multi-Stakeholder Approach”— Connectus continues its broader commitment to combating hate through various initiatives. Among them is #UNITY – United Against Hate Speech & Hate Crime, a project launched this year in partnership with 6 partner countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands and Belgium. UNITY represents a strategic and long-term effort to address hate speech and hate crime by:

• Raising public awareness
• Educating and engaging diverse communities
• Providing support to victims of hate speech and hate crime
• Promoting tolerance, inclusion, and solidarity

Hate speech is not an opinion, it is a form of violence, discrimination, and a direct threat to social cohesion.

Join us in building a safer, more respectful society. Speak up. Stand firm. Take action—online and offline—against hate in all its forms.