“STOP! Hate speech! ”Hate speech is not freedom of speech and is subject to criminal responsibility!

September 16, 2014 / Comments Off on “STOP! Hate speech! ”Hate speech is not freedom of speech and is subject to criminal responsibility!

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The Press Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina launches a campaign “STOP! Hate speech!”. The goal of the “STOP! Hate Speech“ campaign is the response against hate speech, discriminatory and incitement rhetoric in the comments of web site visitors, as well as education of web portal visitors that hate speech and incitement are not freedom of speech and are subject to criminal responsibility, in accordance with BiH criminal laws.

European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes “Stop! Hate speech!”. You can read more about the campaign on the website Vijeće za štampu u BiH.