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Hate speech

Hate speech. Mirosława Makuchowska Campaign Against Homophobia Poland. 16th ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference , 18-21 October 2012 Dublin, Irland. Monitoring Discrimination of LGBT People in Poland Project 2008-2013. General objective :

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Hate speech

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  1. Hate speech Mirosława Makuchowska Campaign Against Homophobia Poland 16th ILGA-Europe’sAnnualConference, 18-21 October 2012 Dublin, Irland

  2. MonitoringDiscrimination of LGBT People in PolandProject 2008-2013 General objective: „to effectively monitor LGBT person’s situation andcounteract discriminatory treatment dueto one’s sexual orientation or gender identitwith long-term goals in mind.” Detailedobjective: „ enhance legal protection of LGBT personsfromhate speech and hatecrime”

  3. MonitoringDiscrimination of LGBT People in PolandProject How to enhanceprotecion? Focus on changelegaslativechange: Amending the Penal Code on Hate Crimesand Speechinclude sexualorientation , gender expression , age, gender, getynderidentity, disability, as ground protected against hate crimes and speech.

  4. MonitoringDiscrimination of LGBT People in PolandProject Art. 119 „Who uses violence or unlawful menace towards a group of persons or an individual personon grounds of…” Art. 256 „Who publically propagates a fascist or other totalitarian system of state, or invokes hatredon the grounds of differences in…” Art. 257 „Who publically degrades a group of persons or an individual person on grounds of their…”

  5. MonitoringDiscrimination of LGBT People in PolandProject

  6. Monitoring • The Polish press is monitoredfor material concerning LGBT issues. • Monitoring of hate speech conected to LGBT events.

  7. Litigation A legal counseling clinicfor victims of discrimination and hatecrimes is run. Apart from legal advicegiven to the victims, the legal teamchooses one case a year to use as aprecedence case to litigate in collaboration with pro bono lawyers.

  8. Legislative reform and lobbing • draft amendment to the Polish Criminal Code, broadening the scope ofprotection again hate crimes and hatespeech, • coalition of ngo’ssupportingtheamendment, • advisoryboard consulting theamendment, • legal opinions of experts, • intensive national and international lobbing, • Supported by the data gatheredduringthe monitoring.

  9. Legislative reform and lobbing • Outcomes of activities: • Legislativeinitiative, bill discussedintheparliament ( faileddue to lack of political will but continuedinnewparliament term ). • Rulling party introduceditsownproject of amendment. • Public debate on hate speech and hatecrime . • Awarnessrisingamong general public.

  10. Publications 1.Quarterly bulletincontaining the most pressing issueswhich arose from the monitoring. 2. Whenwordsareweapons. Homophobic Hate Crimesand Discrimination in Poland. 2008 report.

  11. Thankyou! 

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