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FREE SPEECH UNLIMITED | PANEL DISCUSSION | 2016

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Channel: Oslo Freedom Forum · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Should governments allow defamatory, inciteful, or even hateful speech? 

In a panel moderated by journalist Bobby Ghosh, UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai, Human Rights Foundation chief legal officer Javier El-Hage, Bahraini journalist Reem Khalifa, and free speech expert Frederick Schauer explore answers to this question and look at the new speech-restricting tactics that authoritarian regimes are using to silence critics. 

The Free Speech Unlimited panel discussion at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum was made possible thanks to a generous grant by the John Templeton Foundation. The panel discussion was carried out as part of a JTF-funded comparative legal research project by the HRF-Center for Law and Democracy that seeks to better inform decision makers around the world and the global public about the value of a high free speech standard. Learn more about the “Speaking Freely” project here: hrf.org/programs/hrf-programs/speaking-freely-defending-and-promoting-a-more-protective-standard-for-free #oslofreedomforum

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