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Hate speech: UN experts make joint call for action by states and social media firms
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Hate speech: UN experts make joint call for action by states and social media firms

September 22, 2019 FoRB NGO Committee Bureau

GENEVA (23 September 2019) – Thirty independent UN experts* have joined together to publish an _open letter_ calling on States and social media firms to take action to curb the spread of hate speech. “We are alarmed by the recent increase in hateful messages and concerned about public figures dehumanising migrants, and other minority groups,” the experts said in their letter.

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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 23 September 2019. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.

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