We are pleased to announce the recent hiring of Garang Abraham Malaak and Antony Maingi. Garang and Antony have joined #defyhatenow as the organization’s 211Check Managing Editor and User Experience Designer respectively. Meet Garang Garang Abraham Malaak is a South Sudanese multimedia journalist and communications expert. He is an experienced field reporter and international correspondent […]
Defyhatenow and Rights for Peace were pleased to submit to the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, for his call for inputs on #HateSpeech, #SocialMedia and #Minorities. We highlighted several key areas, including: Legal, institutional and policy challenges to address online ‘hate speech’ Good practices to strengthen the participation of persons belonging […]
A cream of reporters from The Centre, North West and South West Regions of Cameroon converged on Limbe, South West region last November 13, 14, 2020 for a mentorship Workshop organised by #DefyHateNow West and Central Africa. Focus of the workshop was to further sharpen their skills in Conflict Sensitive Reporting in Cameroon, Africa and […]
We are pleased to announce our latest partnership with UNDP South Sudan. Through this partnership, #defyhatenow and UNDP South Sudan’s Communications and Innovations Unit will be able to widen the scope in the fight against misinformation and hate speech using #211CHECK, while at the same time, building awareness during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 […]
Whenever new words are added to the Duden, probably the best-known dictionary in Germany, controversial discussions tend to come up in no time. A short excursion into the philosophy of language not only reveals the ambiguous character of language but also illustrates the important role dictionaries play in society. The mutability of the German language […]
The 21st of September is the UN International Day of Peace. Each year on this day the peace initiative #defyhatenow organises a #peacejam aimed at reinforcing peacebuilding efforts and creating a network for diverse actors in the peacebuilding process to share ideas. A #Peacejam is an informal gathering of people, usually online, that includes activities […]
Conflict prevention is one of the most important and most difficult challenges of our time, which can only be addressed through the combined effort of many different groups, agencies and sectors. The multi-stakeholder approach proposes that such different types of groups can work together, or at least in synergy, towards a common objective. In countering […]
Caught in the web of survival, humanity which in essence and principle is supposed to be described or seen from its peaceful and loving nature is now viewed from the angle of exceptional barbarism by man; driven by the desire to transform existing stakes into self-satisfactory expectations. In the quest to change the world humanity […]
For a long time now, humans have been struggling to figure out why fakeness spreads faster than originality and facts. The speed at which falsity travels is appalling too. Why exactly is it that well-choreographed false news is, in most cases, music to the ears while the truth is ignored and sometimes bashed as nonsensical? […]
Living far away from home during a crisis is nothing worth experiencing. Since November 2016 when the current (socio)-political crisis in Cameroon was birthed, my heart, emotions and feelings have been a rigorous talking drum that never goes to sleep. The anxiety of waking up to the next horror have been omnipresent in my life’s […]
The widespread growth of hatred and agitation on the Internet has transformed hate speech from an underestimated phenomenon into a persistent threat to democratic communication cultures in Germany. The largest representative study to date on the topic of hate speech #Hass im Netz reveals that more than half of the people in Germany are less […]
Position:-Finance and Administration Coordinator, #defyhatenow, South Sudan Duty Station: Juba, South Sudan Duration: 12 months Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract Form of employment: Fulltime About #defyhatenow #defyhatenow is a global initiative that works on creating frameworks for enhancing trust between stakeholders in Africa and beyond through mobilising civic action against all forms of hate […]