Stopping hate speech: A conversation with UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Mr. Adama Dieng (EN/FR)

19 July 2019
In this video released by the United Nations, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Mr. Adama Dieng talks about the relation between hate speech and hate crimes from an historical perspective, thereby warning against the rise of extremism that we observe globally nowadays.

Watch the video in English.
“We have to bear in mind that words kill. Words kill as bullets” says Mr. Dieng, emphasizing the need to invest in education and mobilize youth to ensure that the next generation will understand how to live together in peace.

Dans cette vidéo produite par les Nations Unies, M. Adama Dieng, Conseiller spécial du Secrétaire général de l’ONU pour la prévention du génocide, rappelle que « les crimes de haine commencent avec les discours haineux ». Il souligne l’importance de se remettre en question et de se mobiliser dans un contexte de montée en puissance des groupes extrémistes, notamment à travers l’éducation au respect de la diversité.

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