They further submit that the applicability of defamation law to racist speech is an unresolved issue in Norwegian law, and for this reason defamation laws are not invoked in cases dealing with racist speech.

Usually, the civil law of defamation should be invoked to redress suggested civil wrongs by the media.

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Since it was enacted in 2008, the government has used the ITE Law to harass and detain activists by charging the state's critics with defamation.

Responding to calls to review the draconian law, Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) vowed to amend the provisions pertaining to defamation, libel, slander, and wiretapping.

(a) Avoidance of prioritization in efforts to combat religious defamation

SafeNet checked some of the defamation complaints reported to the police and found out that most of the accused are not really guilty of defamation or blasphemy

For a start, what counts as defamation of religion is contested.

We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled Combating defamation of religions .

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A Bahraini newspaper editor is in court for defamation, writes Mahmood Al Yousif.

In this orgy of accusation, mockery and defamation, we'd all been lumped together.

Among activists, Azhar's case has come to symbolize the dangers of an expanded cyber law, which they say could discourage potential whistleblowers from coming forward publicly, for fear of defamation charges.

The State party submitted that the authors could have taken defamation action against Mr. Sjolie.

A significant defamation damages award in a meritorious case could have an appropriately salutary effect.

In 2014, the Court ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right to freedom of expression.

The proposed revisions include reducing the punishment for defamation from 6 to 4 years, affirming the right to report insults and defamation, reducing the punishment for personal harassment from 12 to 4 years, and classifying cyberbullying as a crime.

While Congress was finishing its review of the law, Indonesia's police, army, and anti narcotics agency brought defamation charges against activist Harris Azhar, who published a confession by a convicted drug kingpin executed in July 2016.

Noting with concern that defamation of religions could lead to social disharmony and violations of human rights,

He believes that the Commission should redouble its vigilance to address the serious forms of defamation of religions.

A bill on racist violence and racial defamation had also been submitted, but had not yet been discussed.

Prophet Muhammad and his early followers faced persecution and ill treatment by their contemporaries, including insults, mockery and defamation.

However, the authors contended that the application of defamation laws to racist speech was an unresolved issue in Norwegian law, and the Committee was not in a position to conclude that such proceedings constituted a useful and effective domestic remedy.

Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

Stresses the need to combat effectively defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

At the first sign of ethnic or religious defamation, we need to act promptly and warn strongly of the danger.

Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

Ms. Taracena Secaira (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish) With respect to draft resolution I, Combating defamation of religions , my delegation would like to state that Guatemala does not accept and condemns the defamation of any religion whose principles and practices are compatible with human rights and fundamental freedoms.

8. Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

8. Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

PRINCETON Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning defamation of religion as a human rights violation.

Noting with concern that defamation of religions is among the causes of social disharmony and leads to violations of human rights,

Noting with concern that defamation of religions is among the causes of social disharmony and leads to violations of human rights,

I would like to emphasize that defamation campaigns are still being waged and have even intensified against Muslims and Islam itself.

9. Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions and incitement to religious hatred, against Islam and Muslims in particular

DimitrisBounias Greek media report Dendias in parliament I will sue Guardian on behalf of the Greek state for defamation of our democracy .

In 2015, the Indonesian branch of the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SafeNet) documented 11 such online defamation cases against activists.

If adopted, the changes would soften the penalties for defamation, as critics have demanded, but it would introduce new punishments for cyberbullying.