Details
Topic: Identifying and countering "hate speech" against religious minorities
Date: 29-30 March 2017
Venue: the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
Objectives
- to enable a national organisation to develop a position on policy and policy responses on "hate speech" in the national context;
- to use positive examples in advancing the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion and belief.
Focus
- specific examples of "hate speech"
- the role of national human rights institutions in the issue
- the role of national institutions in the issue
- how national institutions play their role in this particular area in the national context
Day 1: 29 March 2017
- Introduction
- Identifying Hate Speech
- Responding to Hate Speech - Positive measures and restrictive measures
Day 2: 30 March 2017
- Tailoring responses to "hate speech" in the national context
- Closing
Representatives from Europe were Bea Bodrogi (Hungary) and Amy (UK). From the United States or perhaps Canada was Frederick Krakowski. Malaysian CSO representatives were Nalini Elumalai from Article 19 Malaysia and Maryam Lee from Project Dialogue.
Documents
Click links below for reference.
- Art 18 - Art 20: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- Hate speech cases under the European Commission of Human Rights
- UNGA Resolution adopted by the HRC 16/18 - Combating intolerance, stereotyping and stigmatisation of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief (Agenda item 9; 12 April 2011)
- Annual report of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights - the expert workshops on the prohibition of incitement to national, racial or religious hatred (Agenda item 2; 11 Jan 2013).
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