NICRE BRIEFING PAPER ON THE REFORM OF HATE CRIME LAW IN NI: PART II – HATE SPEECH AND NEGATIONISM

September 13, 2019

In Part II we are looking at Hate Speech and hate crime offences under Public Order law in the context of the EU Framework Decision on Racism, in particular the Incitement of Racial and Religious Hatred under the original 1987 Order, the international human rights standards under UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe, in particular the UN Rabat Plan of Action and ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 15 on Combating Hate Speech.
The Reform of Hate Crime Law in NI – Part II Final