The Council of Europe notes that hate speech has become one of the most common forms of intolerance in Europe. Young people lie at the forefront of this phenomenon as victims, perpetrators and bystanders. Hate speech is not to be taken lightly, as it has, in the past, constituted the heart of extreme movements with catastrophic effects. The European Union and the Council of Europe are considering means and methods of legally regulating this phenomenon but, as noted by the latter, education is the most effective long-term solution to combat it. In this light, this project sought to raise awareness about the reasons, consequences and manifestations of such hate amongst young persons. Against the aforementioned backdrop, the exchange brought together 25 young people, some with fewer opportunities, to consider hate speech in its entirety, looking at the motivation of perpetrators such as the race, religion or sexual orientation of the victim, the effects such phenomena can have on the victim and the role and responsibility of the bystander. Also, given the particularly significant role played by the internet in the promotion of hate speech, the exchange put a particular focus on how the internet is used as a platform for hate since, notwithstanding its great potential for the advancement of any democratic society, it can, in fact, contribute to its downfall. The overarching aim was to enable participants to understand and distinguish hate speech, to make them aware of the dangers posed by hate speech to any functioning democracy and also to the victim, to decrease the level of acceptance of hate speech and to inspire and empower young people to combat hate speech through a rights based approach. It must be noted that, given the intricate proximity between hate speech and the freedom of expression, the participants considered, discussed and debated on when to draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable speech. The above objectives were achieved by establishing a theoretical and conceptual framework of hate speech through presentations, discussions and debates. Also, activities from handbooks such as the Manual for Combatting Hate Speech Online and COMPASS were implemented, allowing participants, through activities such as simulations to explore the project’s topic and develop the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to combat this phenomenon. The project was based on principles of non-formal learning and human rights education, thereby allowing participants to lie at the epicentre of the exchange. The results achieved were the empowerment of participants to identify the existence, manifestation, causes and consequences of hate speech. Further, they were inspired to take effective action as a means to combat this phenomenon. Also, participants carried out a national activity in their own communities for the further dissemination of the learning outcomes of the course whilst, the video campaign developed by participants was widely disseminated on the internet, including on the No Hate Speech Movement website of the Council of Europe. Moreover, the target group, namely the victims of hate speech will benefit partly from this action but also from the future actions that will come as a result of this given that they all contribute to the overall combatting of hate speech.