Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Constraining Hate
How to constrain hate campaigns is the subject of a recent ruling
by the European Court of Human Rights. While the ruling regarding
Hungarian fascist associations and their threatening behavior toward
Roma (Gypsies) is not an indigenous issue, it contains discussion
applicable to hate crimes and hate campaigns against indigenous peoples.
As I noted in my comment on the article at Minorities in Focus,
outlawing threatening behavior, be it in print or on the street, seems
more effective than banning associations or political parties. Seizing
financial assets involved in promoting hate crimes thus becomes a useful
deterrent, justified as a response to unlawful rather than merely
offensive behavior.
