Egert Rünne: Freedom of Speech Ends Where Hate Speech Begins
In light of the ongoing debate on the limits of freedom of speech in society and the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), … Continued
Hate crime
Positions of the Estonian Human Rights Centre: Draft Law on Amending the Penal Code Regarding Incitement to Hatred and Hate-Motivated Crimes
The Estonian Human Rights Centre submitted its positions on October 10th regarding Draft Law No. 232 SE, initiated by the … Continued
The Main Target of Hate Speech in Estonia Continues to be Sexual Minorities
In June and July, EHCR continued to monitor hate speech on social media to investigate whether social media platforms are … Continued
Hate Speech in Estonian-language Social Media Targets Refugees and Sexual Minorities
The Human Rights Centre is participating as a partner in the international project called SafeNet, which aims to monitor hate … Continued
#SHHH – Estonian and German youth say NO to hate speech
Politics are radicalizing and people are more hateful in social media. All this has paved way to the spread of hate … Continued
Study on the spread of hate speech on social media completed
Since the spread of hate speech remains an issue in Estonia, we monitored a number of social media sites throughout September. … Continued
Join us at an international youth seminar against hate speech!
Estonian Human Rights Centre and the German Embassy in Tallinn invite youth participants aged 18-25 to an international workshop: “Examine, … Continued
Join us at an international youth seminar in Tartu!
International interactive youth event “Active young people taking action against hate speech – possible or not?” June 17, Tartu, Estonia … Continued
Mindthehate.com – a webpage that teaches to communicate hate-free
Within the international project “OpCode” the webpage www.mindthehate.com was created. It contains a ton of information on hate speech and … Continued