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Navigating freedom of expression, freedom of information, cancel culture and hate speech to uphold human rights and foster social cohesion
Summary
13:30 -15:00 CET
The webinar series is being organised by the IPU together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in cooperation with the International Panel of Parliamentarians on Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB). The webinars will bring together international experts and parliamentarians to explore issues related to hatred based on religion or belief and share good practices in countering it to give parliamentarians the knowledge, tools and confidence to take action when faced with religious hatred in their own contexts.
The second webinar will focus on Navigating freedom of expression, freedom of information, cancel culture and hate speech to uphold human rights and foster social cohesion
Moderation: Mr. Rogier Huizenga, Manager, Human Rights Programme, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Speakers: Mr. Raphael Vagliano, Legal Officer at the Center for Law and Democracy Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Professor of International Human Rights Law in the School of Law and Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, former UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ms. Carmen Asiain Pereira, Member of the Senate of Uruguay, Member of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, network member for IPPFoRB Latin America Ms. Nusrat Shabaan Hanje, Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania, network member for IPPFoRB Africa
Respondents: Ms. Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Mr. Paul Hunt, Professor at the Department of Law at the University of Essex, former Human Rights Commissioner of New Zealand