Press Releases
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Hate Speech from Canada
The Online Hate Prevention Institute is a registered charity in Australia with a focus on preventing and reducing online hate, such as online racism. In 2013 a ‘discussion’ erupted on our Facebook page between members of Canada’s First Nations and Michele Tittler and her ‘End Race Based Law’ Facebook page. In OHPI’s opinion Michele Tittler’s page…
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OHPI releases report on free speech in light of the Charlie Hebdo attacks
On January 20, 2015, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) released a new report “Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo”. The report is in response to the debate raging in the mainstream and social media on free speech and its limits, if any, in the wake of the attacks…
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Freedom Commissioner’s Appointment
PRESS RELEASE Last night the Australian government appointed a new commissioner to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The new brief is for the protection of freedom of expression. The creation of this role is to welcomed as freedom of expression is an important human rights. Past statements by the new commissioners (before taking up the…
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Statement from Victorian community organisations
We have read with growing concern that the Federal government has plans to remove or water down the protections against racial vilification which presently extend to Australians of all backgrounds under the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA). This would be a step backwards for Australia. We oppose absolutely any such change. The proposal to change the…
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Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act’s S18C re “insult” & “offend”
As reported yesterday in the Australian, the first legislation to be introduced into the Parliament by Australia’s new Attorney-General George Brandis will focus on altering or repealing Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The move, in response to the Bolt Case, is being sold as a move to protect traditional freedoms. It realigns Australia further…
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Anti-Muslim Hate Report
The Online Hate Prevention Institute have completed work on a substantive report examining online hate against Muslims. The report documents 50 Facebook pages which contain examples of vilifying speech. A further two page that do not contain vilifying speech but whose purpose is anti-Muslim are also included. From these pages we document 349 instances of hate…
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OHPI’s Annual Report 2013
On Tuesday 15 October 2013 OHPI held it’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting approved the operating report (below) and the audited financials on OHPI’s first financial year. As a new organisation, our financial year extended for almost 18 months. A huge amount was achieved and we are excited to make the operating report public. Online…
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Message to Oct 14 Protesters
To those attending today’s Protest Against Hate Speech on Facebook: The Online Hate Prevention Institutes congratulates you on your determination and efforts in drawing attention to the problem of antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and other forms of hate speech on Facebook. More specifically, we congratulate you in drawing attention to the inadequacy of Facebook’s response to…
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Press Release: video briefing on Antisemitism and Holocaust denial
PRESS RELEASE Today the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) released a new briefing which examines in more depth the images of antisemitism and Holocaust denial shown in our recent video. This is the first in a series of briefings, each of which will examine a different set of images from the video. The video itself features a…
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Statement on fake Teresa profile
STATEMENT: Our usual policy is to ignore “Charlie” publicly, however, his latest activity is again designed to lead others into potentially criminal activity and needs to be exposed. As many will be aware, “Charlie” (not his real name), is the person behind a series of attacks on the ANZACs in the lead up to last…