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One-pager on "incitement to hatred": The Rabat threshold test
Published
20 April 2020
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Freedom of opinion and expression
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The Rabat Plan of Action suggests a high threshold for defining restrictions on freedom of expression, incitement to hatred, and for the application of article 20 of the ICCPR. It outlines a six-part threshold test taking into account (1) the social and political context, (2) status of the speaker, (3) intent to incite the audience against a target group, (4) content and form of the speech, (5) extent of its dissemination and (6) likelihood of harm, including imminence. Learn more in this one-pager.
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