by jakeloeffenames | 7 February 2022 | News
In the Philippines, hate speech, incitement to violence and discrimination remain very serious concerns given the strong prejudice among the Christian Filipino majority against the Bangsamoro people; and the deep-seated animosity between Indigenous Peoples and Muslim...
by jakeloeffenames | 2 February 2022 | News
Hate speech and incitement remain very serious concerns in Myanmar given the strong prejudice against the Rohingya, and more generally the lack of trust amongst different religious and ethnic communities. The situation is not helped by the absence of mitigating...
by jakeloeffenames | 1 December 2021 | News
As in many parts of the world, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced the rise of populist and militarised governments, coinciding with a rise in hate speech and incitement to violence. The persecution of ethnic and religious minorities persists in many countries in...
by jakeloeffenames | 29 November 2021 | News
As in many parts of the world, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced the rise of populist and militarised governments, coinciding with a rise in hate speech and incitement to violence. The persecution of ethnic and religious minorities persists in many countries in...
by Camila Ponte | 11 November 2020 | News
History has shown that hate speech often precedes the commission of serious human rights violations and atrocities. In some situations, online hate speech has had a significant impact in the offline world. One of the gravest cases of the past few years took place in...