Combatting the spread of hate speech and deliberate distortions of truth on social media is increasingly recognised as an international priority. One of the main objectives of the Global Migration and Media Academy will be to equip students of journalism and media worldwide with the online tools...

Stories of hope, resilience and inspiration: While the COVID-19 crisis has put a heavy strain on societies in Europe and around the world, it has also brought out the best in people. Join the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe’s social media campaign to reframe negative narratives about...

While the COVID-19 crisis has put a heavy strain on societies in Europe and around the world, it has also brought out the best in people and created new bonds. Join the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe’s social media campaign to reframe negative narratives about migrants. Like and share...

Brands like John Lewis, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and M&S tell powerful stories in their Christmas ads. But do they live up to their messages of goodwill throughout the rest of the year?

When talking about the problem of refugees, we use dehumanised language, which reduces human tragedy to numbers and statistics. But this suffering concerns real people, who – just like us - have families, loved ones, friends; their own stories, dreams, goals... Only when you sit down opposite a...

We believe there is an urgent need to question and change the way we speak about migrants and migration.

When migrants are portrayed in a negative light, their human rights are heavily impacted. They are discriminated, excluded and dehumanised. Communities also become divided.

How we speak about...

Migration remains a salient political issue and a major topic of disinformation. This paper identifies and analyses misleading and hostile narratives on migration in Europe and formulate concrete recommendations on how to tackle them.

This compendium collates practices for combating hate crime from across the EU. The aim of the compendium is to help policymakers and practitioners such as law enforcement officers understand what is being done elsewhere in the EU to combat hate crime, and which elements could be adapted for use in...

This is a compilation of the legal framework, concluding observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which have been addressed to the 27 EU Member States. The compilation also includes cases related to various types of racial discrimination against...

In the global context of polarized perceptions related to immigration, there is a pressing need to counter harmful and inaccurate narratives about migration and migrants. Yet, evidence-based arguments have often failed to resonate with audiences, while misinformation and myths have spread rapidly...

The Ethical Journalism Network developed a five point guide for migration reporting, targeted at journalists working in this field. 

This Report is of the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/53. The report informs on progress in the areas of investigation identified by the Special Rapporteur, in her first report to the Commission, as priorities for...

The UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech aims to give to the United Nations the room and the resources to address hate speech. The objectives are twofold: enhance UN efforts to address root causes and drivers of hate speech and enable effective UN responses to the impact of hate speech on...

The report addresses the issue of racial discrimination in the context of laws, policies and practices concerning citizenship, nationality and immigration. It identifies and reviews contemporary racist and xenophobic ideologies, and institutionalized laws, policies and practices, which together have...

The European Commission’s page on racism and xenophobia presents several sections, namely: combating racism and xenophobia, combating antisemitism, combating anti-Muslim hatred, EU funding to tackle racism and xenophobia, The EU Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, and EU Anti...

The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism is an independent human rights expert appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The mandate was created in 1993 to intensify international efforts to combat contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related...

For International Migrants’ Day, the UN Human Rights Office launched a series of resources and animated videos to amplify the voices of migrants, the communities that welcome them and the conversations they have along the way.

#Standup4migrants toolbox is a seven-step guide to rethink and change how we speak about migration. The toolbox website offers a step-by-step guide with information, practical activities and inspirational examples on how to shift harmful narratives on migration. The user can find more information...

The #Standup4migrants campaign illustrates ways in which everyone can contribute to narrative change and elevate the voices of migrants, the communities that welcome them and those who defend their rights. The website of the campaign features a range of video and web stories of migrants and those...

It Takes A Community is about celebrating how all people, regardless of where they are born, contribute to making our communities feel like home. By highlighting how migrants and their fellow community members are working together to make the places where they live and work more productive...