Hate Speech & Human Rights. Giorgi Tabagari, Nino Danelia & Josephine Ballon

PANEL: Hate Speech & Human Rights.

HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarization & Pluralism in Georgian Media
December 12 2020

Giorgi Tabagari (Civic Activist, Director Tbilisi Pride, GE), Nino Danelia (Head of Journalism and Media Research at Ilia State University, Founder of Coalition for Media Advocacy, Founder of Georgian Women Movement, GE), Josephine Ballon (Legal Head at Hate Aid, DE). Moderated by Azadê Peşmen (Journalist, Author and Moderator, DE).

This panel focuses on the issues of hate speech, violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, connecting speakers between Georgia and Germany. Speakers will discuss the implementation of existing national and international human rights standards to combat online hate speech and give a panoramic view of the human rights situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons, and other minorities, in Georgia and Germany. From one side, speakers will discuss what needs to be done to strengthen the protection of persons against phobia-based hate crimes and violence and from the other side positive steps and remaining challenges will be identified.

Giorgi Tabagari, Director Tbilisi Pride, will speak about his activity within the civic movement for the rights and protection of LGTBQI activists in Georgia, that have long been targeted by hateful statements, homo/transphobia, fake news and anti-Western media propaganda. Nino Danelia, Head of the program “Journalism and Media Research” at Ilia State University and founding member of the “Coalition for Media Advocacy and the “Georgian Women Movement”, will focus on the status of the legal process to fight hate speech, fake news and misinformation and on the role of media in political and civic engagement. Finally, Josephine Ballon, Head of Legal at HateAid, a counseling center for those affected by digital violence in Germany, will present HateAid’s legal positions and advocacy work regarding online hate speech and how to take actions against it.

22th Event of the Disruption Network Lab.

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Credits:
Live stream: Boiling Head
Video: Gonzalo Rofso, Gabriel Rodriguez Alfaro, Ángel García Giménez.
Live stream: Boiling Head

Graphic: Jonas Frankki
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Reporting a violation amounts to nothing online - especially when every day, week and year we see the enemies of open society and freedom taking control of the very internet, which was supposed to be the final frontier of human expression and interconnectivity. I wonder what effect, or tangible use, all these discourses have on reality or even the groups of people being spoken about here?