Hate speech and freedom of religion or belief

Category: Event By: Aila Gill & Claire Thomas & Khider Domle & Shahzad Ahmad

Event date: 5 July 2022

Join CREID partners, Minority Rights Group, for the launch of a pioneering toolkit which highlights the dangers of hate speech against those of a faith or no faith and provides practical ideas about how to challenge and counter the circulation of online and offline hate.

Where and when?

16:45 – 17:45, Tuesday 5th July
Thatcher Room, Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JR

Speakers

  • Claire Thomas, Minority Rights Group
  • Khider Domle, Independent Media Organization in Iraqi Kurdistan (IMOK)
  • Shahzad Ahmad, Bytes for All
  • Aila Gill, National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan
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