Report homophobia! - The online discrimination-reporting system

Policy Response DateJune 1, 2011 Country: Hungary General Type: Discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

The online discrimination-reporting system launched by Háttér Support Society for LGBT people is an innovative tool of revealing discrimination. Victims and witnesses of discrimination, harassment, violence and other violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity can fill out electronic forms to report an incident and request legal aid. The online reporting system works together with the legal aid programme of the Háttér Society which can be accessed via telephone or e-mail. The online platform offers the possibility to share one's own experiences of discrimination, and to discuss it with other individuals in similar positions.[1]

The operators of the webside observe the usual data protection standards, and do not require the users to provide personal information upon registration to the website. The personal informations introduced voluntarily is utilized as anonymous statistical data.

[1] Jelentsd a homofóbiát! [Report homophobia!], http://www.jelentsd-a-homofobiat.hu/ (Date of access: 20. 02. 2012.)