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JAVIER EL-HAGE | 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? 

Human Rights Foundation chief legal officer Javier El-Hage presents as part of a panel moderated by journalist Bobby Ghosh, which also included UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai, Bahraini journalist Reem Khalifa, and free speech expert Frederick Schauer. The panel explored answers to this question and looked 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

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