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'''Incitement to racial or [[ethnic hatred]]''' is a crime under the laws of (at least) three countries. |
'''Incitement to racial or [[ethnic hatred]]''' is a crime under the laws of (at least) three countries. |
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Under the [[Law of the United Kingdom]], "incitement to racial hatred" was established as an offence by the provisions of §§ 17-29 of the [[Public Order Act 1986]]. It was first established as a criminal offence in the [[Race Relations Act 1976]]. The [[Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994]] made publication of material that incited racial hatred an [[arrestable offence]]. |
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This offence refers to: |
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*deliberately provoking hatred of a [[Race (classification of human beings)|racial group]] |
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*distributing racist material to the public |
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*making inflammatory public speeches |
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*creating racist websites on the Internet |
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*inciting inflammatory rumours about an individual or an ethnic group, for the purpose of spreading racial discontent. |
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Laws against incitement to hatred against religions were later established under the [[Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006]]. However this legislation is not present in Scotland. |
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==Australia== |
==Australia== |
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Incitement to racial or ethnic hatred is a crime under the laws of (at least) three countries.
Australia
In Australia, the Racial Hatred Act 1995 amends the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, inserting Part IIA - Offensive Behaviour Because of Race, Colour, National or Ethnic Origin. It does not, however, address the issue of incitement to racial hatred. The Australian state of Victoria has addressed the question, however, with its enactment of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001.
Finland
In Finland, agitation against an ethnic group (Template:Lang-fi) is a crime according to the Finnish criminal law's (1995/578) chapter 11. §: 8.[1]
See also
- Hate speech
- Public Order Act 1986
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- Racially aggravated offence
- anti-Christianity
- Islamophobia
- Antisemitism
- Volksverhetzung