ECRI calls on Ireland to introduce hate speech laws
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SUMMARY

The European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) urged Ireland to prioritize hate speech legislation in its sixth monitoring report, released October 28. The 44-page document asserts that hate speech “remains widespread.”

ECRI demanded criminal law clearly define and punish “incitement to hatred, violence or discrimination.”

It insisted public figures, including politicians and leaders, “take a prompt, firm and public stance against the expression of racist and LGBTI-phobic hate speech” with counter-speech and solidarity. All parties should sign the Charter of European Political Parties for a Non-Racist and Inclusive Society per Resolution 2443 (2022).

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