The UN International Day for Countering Hate Speech is an important opportunity to raise awareness of the risks posed by hate speech to human rights, democracy and the rule of law and take collective action to implement the principles of the Council of Europe Recommendation on Combating Hate Speech.
The recently adopted Committee of Ministers Recommendation (2022)16 on combating hate speech calls on governments and other key stakeholders to develop comprehensive strategies to prevent and combat hate speech through effective legal and policy frameworks covering criminal, civil and administrative law and through the implementation of additional measures, including awareness-raising measures; education; training; counter- and alternative speech; providing support to those targeted by hate speech; monitoring and analysis of hate speech; and increased national coordination and international cooperation.
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