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The UN Guidance Note on Addressing and Countering #COVIDー19 related Hate Speech - on which I worked as a consultant with @UN_GP_RtoP and other UN entities - is published and sets out some important principles. https://un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/Guidance%20on%20COVID-19%20related%20Hate%20Speech.pdf … https://twitter.com/_SejalParmar/status/1260560533562032130/photo/1pic.twitter.com/TTWvdjWbhH pic.twitter.com/Ck1088KgpP
It emphasises that the international community should act on the basis of international human rights law, particularly freedom of opinion and expression and the right to equality and non-discrimination, in addressing an countering #COVIDー19 related hate speech.
Member States have the primary responsibility for tackling #COVIDー19 related hate speech, but other actors – especially tech and social media companies, mainstream media, and civil society – also have a significant role to play.
The UN system itself plays a critical role, especially in supporting states and other actors to develop and apply human rights-compliant measures to tackle #COVIDー19 related hate speech.
And the Guidance reinforces the principle that human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of ‘response and recovery’ efforts in relation to the #COVIDー19 pandemic.
Great work, Sejal!
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