Hate speech and incitement to hatred 2012, para. 31
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The growing number of expressions of hate, incitement to violence, discrimination and hostility in the mass media and on the Internet serves as a reminder that the struggle against intolerance is both an urgent and permanent task. In this context, the question of when and under what circumstances the right to freedom of expression can be legitimately limited has resurfaced with renewed urgency and concern.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/357, para. 31.