Launch of a large-scale information campaign for victims of violence or hatred on the Internet Tuesday: The possibility of free psychosocial and legal process support – which has so far been reluctantly used – will be further presented and explained. A new information website and the contact point for victims are offered as the first point of contact.
Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens) wants to make the support offers better known. Because people who have been victims of violence or hatred on the Internet are in a particularly difficult situation. “It is important to me that those affected know that they are not alone in this situation and that the judiciary supports them with free psychosocial and legal process support. perpetrators, you do not have to carry it alone,” she emphasizes.
The campaign targets victims of violence in the “social environment” – ie within the family (especially against women and children), but also in the “digital social environment” on the Internet (“hate on the net”). A package of laws has been in place since 2021 to punish ‘hate online’. So far, however, it has had little effect (as evidenced by a parliamentary question response in April). In the first year, only 16 people made use of the psychosocial process support option.
The issue of punishment for ‘hate on the net’ acts is currently being discussed – following the suicide of Doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr following online hostilities. The ÖVP advocates the establishment of a special public prosecutor’s office. Zadic, the prosecutors themselves and other parties reject this – advocating for more resources to be made available to existing police and justice institutions.
Source: Krone
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