This Award belongs to the entire #defyhatenow community, supporting our peacebuilding efforts in Cameroon”
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Ngala Desmond, Cameroon Country Project Manager, responding after presentation of the prize in Yaounde. Details below. #defyhatenow initiative gets it first recognition as a peace promotion organisation. As the Project […]
Uniting on Eradicating #HateSpeech Through Collective Efforts
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Hate speech encourages a climate of violence and repression against marginalised groups, including legitimising the use of violence at their detriment. Those who publicly disseminate this vice, wish to present […]
Les réseaux sociaux : Un outil d’atténuation contre le discours de haine et la désinformation
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#defyhatenow sera représenté lors de cette 2ème édition par Ngala-Desmond, Tchiengue-Donald et Mbong Vera qui partageront respectivement sur le rôle et l’impact des initiatives de lutte contre la #Désinformation et le #DiscoursDeHaine sur les médias sociaux, parler sur la compréhension des bases de l’intelligence économique dans un monde qui évolue rapidement et d’en parler sur ce que #deyhatenow fait dans sa contribution à la paix Cameroun.
The Mirror and I by Aklile Gezahegn
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You were never the words that were spoken to you
You were never the slurs that were shoved at you
You were a flower that was plucked to soon
You were that garden that filled up the whole room
Les Discours by PenBoy
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The tongue has no bone
But it is the strongest, sometimes the fiercest part of a human body.
From our communities to vast facebook, twitter and instagram streets,
Our tongues sting with hate;
Unconscious, sometimes conscious
Unverified, carelessly uttered words intended to divide, hurt or kill.
#PeaceJam2023 : Le Cameroun se joint à la communauté mondiale pour célébrer la paix !
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Un jamboree socioculturel et artistique sur place se tiendra à Yaoundé samedi, tandis que l’ensemble de la communauté #defyhatenow convergera en ligne le 18 juin pour l’événement virtuel annuel. Le […]
#PeaceJam2023: Cameroon Joins Global Community to Jam For Peace!
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An onsite sociocultural and artistic jamboree to hold in Yaounde on Saturday, while the entire #defyhatenow Community will converge online on June 18 for the annual virtual event.
Dossier de Presse – Media Leader’s Forum 2023
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Les professionnels des médias ont un rôle impératif à jouer dans la promotion d’un journalisme responsable et éthique qui contribue à la cohésion sociale, au dialogue et à la paix.
Ce 28 avril, Civic Watch Cameroon et _r0g / Agency For Open Culture and Critical Transformation, en partenariat avec le Rainforest Center for Policy Research, organiseront un forum d’une journée avec des professionnels des médias visant à analyser les défis et les opportunités liés à la défense de la liberté d’expression et à la lutte contre les discours de haine dans les médias.
Media Leader’s Forum 2023 – Press Release
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This April 28, Civic Watch Cameroon and _r0g / Agency For Open Culture and Critical Transformation in partnership with the @Rainforest Center for Policy Research, will host a one-day forum with media professionals aimed at analyzing challenges and opportunities related to defending free expression and combating hate speech in the media.
Celebrating the Woman in a Digital Inclusive World
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For the 38th edition of International Women’s Day in Cameroon, generally marked by a series of activities all over the world and the Cameroon national territory. International Women’s Day (March […]