This course is the fruit of a collaboration between Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH), the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights, the Presidency of the public prosecutors' office, the Mediterranean Forum for Youth in Morocco, and the Faculty of Education in Rabat in addition to the CoE.

This program is intended for professionals who aspire to improve their knowledge of international standards on the subject, as well as their relevance in the Moroccan legal context and how to apply them in their daily work.

This training, which will last about three months, will allow participants to distinguish between hate crimes, hate speech and freedom of expression, explained, in a statement to MAP, the head of the training division justice and human rights at the CoE, Eva Pastrana.

She stressed that this course will equip beneficiaries with skills to assess the impact of hate speech on victims and their communities, providing them with effective responses to hate speech.

The course, taught in Arabic, has been contextualized for Morocco and targets professionals working in the field of combating hate speech, including future professionals, notably university students, she said, adding that the training will be provided by Moroccan tutors appointed by national institutions, such as the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature (higher institute of the judiciary).

"We must all play an active role in the prevention of hate speech and protect individuals and groups vulnerable to this kind of violence," said the Norwegian ambassador to Morocco, Sjur Larsen, pleading for "open and inclusive societies, based on democratic values and respect for human rights."