Toolkit on combating hate speech during electoral processes
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Toolkit on combating hate speech during electoral processes

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Toolkit on combating hate speech during electoral processes

About this book

Tools to counter hate speech that undermines free electoral competition.

"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shallinclude freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impartinformation and ideas without interference by public authority andregardless of frontiers." (Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights)Freedom of expression is enshrined in the European Convention onHuman Rights and protects citizens from interference with their right tofreely express their opinions. This freedom is essential when it comes tothe electoral process which, like any competition, has a strict frameworkof rules. Freedom of expression must not give rise to hate speech thatwould undermine the electoral process by polluting the campaign andpolitical debate necessary for voters to make an informed choice.

This toolkit is intended to explain the international standards applicablein this respect, provide tools and strategies that can be used by electionmanagement bodies to counter hate speech harmful to free electoralcompetition and describe the Georgian experience in this area.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Contents
  4. Division of Elections and Participatory Democracy (Directorate General Democracy)
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Hate speech and electoral campaigns. International standards and good practices
  8. Chapter 2. Hate speech and election management bodies. Strategies for election management bodies to counter hate speech during electoral campaigns
  9. Chapter 3. Experience of Georgia: hate speech during electoral processes. Legislation, institutional framework and practice
  10. Appendix. Training module
  11. Copyright
  12. Table of contents