On 20 May 2022 the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted at its ministerial session in Turin the Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on combating hate speech, which had been developed jointly by the CDADI and the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI).

During its current mandate (2024-2027), the CDADI will undertake activities to support the implementation of CM/Rec(2022)16 on combating hate speech by:

  • Preparing a compilation of promising practices at national level and tools for the implementation of relevant aspects of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on combating hate speech at national level (in co-operation with CDMSI);
  • Preparing a review report on the implementation of selected aspects of Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 (jointly with CDMSI).

For further details on combating hate speech, check out the information page on Council of Europe’s work on Hate Speech, which includes various languages version of the Recommendation on combating hate speech.

 

Implementation of CM/Rec(2022)16

In 2023, the CDADI prepared and published the Study on preventing and combating hate speech in times of crisis.

As mentioned above, the CDADI is in the process of preparing a Compilation of promising practices at national level on combating hate speech.

Drafting process

During the biennium 2020/2021, the Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech (ADI/MSI-DIS) had the specific task of preparing the above mentioned Recommendation on combating hate speech, including in the context of an online environment, within a human rights framework building on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and drawing upon existing Council of Europe texts and the legacy of the No Hate Speech Movement Youth Campaign, as well as possible practical tools to give guidance to member states and other stakeholders in this area.

The ADI/MSI-DIS was sub-ordinated to two steering committees, the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) and the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI).

Adopted documents