Tackling hate crime: what Lithuania can learn from Sweden and Ireland
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Lithuania s police register only a handful of hate crimes every year. But the real scale of the problem is much bigger – the society lacks awareness, and despite running training programmes, the police often choose not to investigate, according to experts.
What can Lithuania learn from Sweden and Ireland in tackling hate crimes? The National Human Rights Forum raised this question in its discussion Response to Hate: Examples of Good Practice.
The Lithuanian society does not recognise the scale of hate crimes, according to Goda Jurevičiūtė, project manager at Human Rights Monitoring Institute. Various groups still choose not to report such offences for fear of negative reactions, she said.
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Sharing hate speech online to become criminal offence but there will be protections for freedom of speech
Justice Minister Helen McEntee aims to bring forward new legislation by Easter 2021. By Órla Ryan Thursday 17 Dec 2020, 11:08 AM Dec 17th 2020, 11:08 AM 27,013 Views 118 Comments
Justice Minister Helen McEntee (file photo)
Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
SHARING HATE SPEECH online is set to become a criminal offence under proposed legislation but there will be a high bar for prosecution.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee today launched the findings from the public consultation on Hate Speech and Hate Crime.
She expects to bring forward new legislation to Cabinet by Easter 2021 that will combat incitement to hatred and hate crime.