Is section 13 necessary to protect certain identifiable
groups against hate speech?
Not exact matches
Sometimes it looks like speaking up in a large
group of people
against casual forms of
hate speech.
«In law,
hate speech is any
speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action
against or by a protected individual or
group, or because it disparages or intimidates a protected individual or
group.»
The issue comes to light in their public statements about inequality and
hate speech against a specific
group of people, as well as the millions of dollars in donations to actively block equal rights to those people.
If this doc - ument is
hate speech, then so is any
speech and vote made in the US Congress
against changing the laws in the areas concerned, and the material on the
group's website is
hate speech too.
Unacceptable books • Books glorifying or promoting the use of illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia or products to beat drug tests • Books with content that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, illegal, invasive of another's privacy, or contains
hate speech • Books with content that is threatening, abusive, harassing, or that discriminate or advocate
against a protected
group, whether based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other category
Objective, educational or historical political content may be accepted • Foul, vulgar, or obscene language, including censored words that indicate foul, vulgar, or obscene language • Images of human or animal abuse, mistreatment, or distress • Images or titles glorifying or promoting the use of illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia or products to beat drug tests • Images or titles that are obscene, defamatory, libelous, illegal, invasive of another's privacy, or contain
hate speech • Images or titles that may be interpreted as threatening, abusive, harassing, or that discriminate or advocate
against a protected
group, whether based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other category.
The harm he does — beside what I believe now goes so far as to constitute
hate speech against the identifiable
group known as scientists — is to the public's comprehension of issues; therefore he harms democracy.
The current human rights code allows too many frivolous cases to proceed
against citizens, when the Criminal Code already covers
hate speech that could generate harm
against an individual or
group.
The fuller statement in the article at Wikipedia is that: «As of 2012, anti-blasphemy laws existed in 32 countries, while 87 nations had
hate speech laws that covered defamation of religion and public expression of
hate against a religious
group.
«There are times... when legitimate political
speech crosses the line and becomes
hate speech designed to stir up hatred
against groups in our society,» Facebook said in a statement.
Civil society and rights
groups in Myanmar said Facebook has failed to adequately act
against online
hate speech that incites violence
against the country's Muslim minorities, neglecting to effectively enforce its own rules.