This book demonstrates that, with few exceptions, the ECtHR's general approach to hate speech has been overly expansive, often undervaluing both the significance of free speech and the harms resulting ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has traditionally maintained that freedom of expression safeguards speech that may "offend, shock or disturb." However, its stance on hate speech is not in ...

In the report released Thursday, the Council of Europe's human rights monitoring body provided a detailed account of the worsening situation concerning hate speech and hate-motivated violence in ...

On Tuesday, June 17, the Kitsap County Human Rights Council heard two proposals which offer the county an opportunity to take a strong position for free speech and tolerance in a political climate in ...

Eighty years ago, the founders of our United Nations emerged from the devastation of war determined to build a world governed by rules, not chaos. They enshrined not only principles for peace among ...

Human rights watchdogs in Malaysia have recently seen a series of legislative and regulatory successes that have observers optimistic about the future of free speech and civil protections in the ...