Vision

HMC stands against prejudices, dehumanising (online and offline) and hatred campaigns and speeches.

Mission

HMC aims to raise awareness about the danger associated with hate speech and campaigns targeting ethnic and linguistic minorities.

HMC core values

HMC core values are:

Object

For the public benefit, the advancement of education in the subject of racial and religious prejudice and disharmony against minority ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the African Great Lakes Region, including but not limited to, the Banyamulenge, Congolese Tutsi, Congolese Hutu, Hema and Batwa (Pygmies) ethnic groups by:

UN Hate speech Definition (1)

There is yet no universal definition of hate speech under international human rights law. However, as per the United Nations, it “refers to offensive discourse targeting a group or an individual based on inherent characteristics (such as race, religion or gender) and that may threaten social peace.”

UN Hate speech definition (2)

The UN Strategy and Plan of Action defines hate speech as “any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour, that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, colour, descent, gender or other identity factor.”