Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić explains how the Council of Europe is fighting hate speech
Marija Pejčinović Burić has told politicians, civil society actors, and tech industry representatives that hate speech drains people’s confidence, self-belief and capacity to contribute to society on an equal basis.
In an address to delegates, the Secretary General highlighted the Council of Europe’s role as custodian of human rights and democracy in fighting an insidious phenomenon that violates human rights, corrodes solidarity and the culture of debate.
Read the Secretary General’s speech here.
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Today’s high-level event conference was jointly organised by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung as part of Germany’s presidency in the Committee of Ministers.
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