Actualités sur les discours et crimes d'incitation à la haine en ligne
Cyberviolence Resource presented during the first No Hate Speech Week organised in Strasbourg
Marked for the first time in 2022, the UN International Day for Countering Hate Speech (18 June) is an important opportunity to raise awareness of the risks posed by hate speech to human rights, democracy and the rule of law and take collective action to implement the principles of the Council of...
New Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime
On 7 May 2024, a new Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate crime (CM/Rec(2024)4) was adopted. Among key points, the document mentions that Council of Europe member States should take all necessary measures and dedicate sufficient resources to prevent and...
Le document de travail sur la cybercriminalité et la liberté d'expression désormais disponible en FR et ES
Le récent document de travail sur la cybercriminalité et la liberté d'expression, préparé dans le cadre du projet Octopus et publié en décembre 2023, est désormais disponible en français et en espagnol. Ce document vise à soutenir les décideurs politiques, les législateurs et les praticiens de la...
Semaine contre le Discours de Haine 2024 du Conseil de l'Europe - Appel à participants
La semaine sans discours de haine, du 17 au 20 juin 2024, est organisée autour de la Journée internationale de lutte contre le discours de haine. En 2021, l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies a adopté une résolution qui reconnaît la nécessité de lutter contre la discrimination, la xénophobie et...
Cyberviolence Resource presented during the Octopus Conference 2023
Between 13-15 December 2023, Octopus Conference 2023 took place in Bucharest, Romania. The Octopus Conference, organised every 12 to 18 months by the Council of Europe, constitutes one of the biggest and finest platforms of exchange in cybercrime gathering experts from more than 100 countries,...
Cybercrime and freedom of expression: discussion paper
In recent years, most countries around the world have undertaken legislative reforms on cybercrime and electronic evidence. In a number of countries, such legislation on cybercrime includes provisions on criminalising the “dissemination of false information”, “offensive messages”, “causing...
Countering online xenophobia and racism: new study underlines increased relevance of the First Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
The Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems was opened for signature in Strasbourg, France, on 28 January 2003. In the light of its 20th anniversary, a study was prepared to...
Fourth meeting of the Committee of Experts on Hate Crime
The 4th and final meeting of the Committee of Experts on Hate Crime (PC/ADI-CH) took place on 4-6 October 2023 in Strasbourg under the Chairmanship of Stephanie Oener (Austria). Over the course of the three-day meeting, the Committee examined and finalised the draft Recommendation on combating...
Public consultation on CM Recommendation on Combating Hate Crime
The public consultation on the draft text of the Committee of Ministers Recommendation on Combating Hate Crime is open from 26 May to 3 July 2023. This recommendation will provide non-binding guidance for member states and other key stakeholders on a comprehensive approach to addressing hate...
Il faut agir d’urgence pour stopper le recul de la démocratie, déclare la Secrétaire Générale à l’occasion du Sommet
La Secrétaire Générale Marija Pejčinović Burić a appelé les dirigeants européens à agir de toute urgence pour inverser la tendance au recul de la démocratie. Lors de la séance d’ouverture du quatrième Sommet des chefs d’État et de gouvernement du Conseil de l’Europe, elle a souligné que...