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What is the difference between freedom of expression and hate speech?

Members and staff from the Ombudsperson’s Office and from the Council for Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination of the Republic of Moldova will have training on hate speech and freedom of expression in Chisinau on 23 May 2016.

The training course will be based around Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and will examine case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on freedom of expression versus hate speech. The good practice of other member states of the Council of Europe will be also analysed.

The training is organised within the framework of the Council of Europe/European Union joint Programmatic Cooperation Framework (PCF) project “Supporting national efforts for prevention and combating discrimination in Moldova”.  The joint EU/CoE PCF aims to provide extensive and substantial expertise on strengthening the capacity of institutions in the six Eastern Partnership countries to implement domestic reforms and bring them closer to the Council of Europe and European Union standards in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

 Article 10 – Freedom of expression

1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

 

Chisinau 20 May 2016
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