In Justice: legal aid for hate crime victims

Project owner: In IUSTITIA, o.p.s.

Responsible person: Lucie Michalová

2014

1,000 Euro Prize

CS

Civil Society / Social Economy

What is it about?
Appreciation of the Jury

Unfortunately some groups of people with more or less visible common traits need to be protected from parts of the majority population: in the immediate aftermath of a so-called hate crime; preventively through (legal) information of potential victims and perpetrators; socio-politically through creation of awareness amongst political deciders and the men and women on the street. In IUSTICIA combines the different levels in a pioneering, socially innovative way: victims tell what has happened to them to reveal social patterns, the public debate makes it more difficult to hide behind taboos and will – hopefully! – make potential perpetrators think twice.