The seminar "Hate Speech and Hate Crime" was held from December 10th to 12th 2021 at Ibis Styles Hotel in Sarajevo. The seminar was organized and implemented in cooperation between Youth for Peace and Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Sarajevo. Sixteen young people from different parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the seminar. In addition to the facilitators from the Youth for Peace, young people had the opportunity to actively listen and engage in discussions with prof. Sarina Bakić from the Faculty of Political Sciences, prof. Marija Lučić - Ćatić from the Faculty of Criminology, Criminology and Security Studies, University of Sarajevo, and Mr. Franjo Dragičević, legal advisor at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During the seminar, young people had the opportunity to discuss the characteristics of hate speech, the main sources of hate speech, and the extent to which ethnic and religious hate speech is present in BiH society, as well as the culture of dialogue. "Is freedom of speech absolute", a topic that is very important for establishing a balance between freedom of speech and hate speech was one of the topics presented during the seminar, as well as the topic of legal framework and regulations, and hate crimes. On the last day of the seminar, participants learned how hate speech leads to hate crimes, while at the last session they listened to, actively participated, and gave ideas on how they can prevent the spread of hate speech and hate crimes. After the workshops, a short evaluation and reflection on what was done during the previous days were held with the participants, and the certificates were awarded to all the participants and facilitators.