Centre says Hate Speech makers should be punished; Justifies Prosecution of Subramanian Swamy [Read the Counter]
9 years, 4 months ago

Centre says Hate Speech makers should be punished; Justifies Prosecution of Subramanian Swamy [Read the Counter]

Live Law  

In a significant submission at a time when its own ministers and functionaries of the ruling party and affiliated organizations are making provocative statements, the Modi government has told the Supreme Court that there was a need for a law to punish hate speeches.An affidavit filed by the Home Ministry has sought the dismissal of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea challenging. An affidavit filed by the Home Ministry has sought the dismissal of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea challenging the constitutional validity of penal provisions on speeches and writings that could cause enmity and hatred among communities. "That the challenge of the constitutionality of section 153A of the IPC on the ground that it violates the guarantee of the freedom of speech and expression must be rejected because the section seeks to punish only such acts which have the the tendency to promote enmity or hatred between different classes such as which are prejudicial to the maintenance of the harmony between different classes and which have tendency to disturb public tranquility”, said the centre. Earlier, on May 21, a judge of the apex court had recused from hearing his plea challenging the validity of some penal provisions relating to "hate speech".

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'Attempt To Suppress Journalistic Freedom': Rajasthan High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Republic's Arnab Goswami In 'Hatred' FIR
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Attempt To Suppress Journalistic Freedom': Rajasthan High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Republic's Arnab Goswami In 'Hatred' FIR

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court in an interim order directed that no coercive steps will be taken against media house Republic's Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami in a "hatred" FIR registered against him in respect to a news report by Republic Bharat on the demolition of a temple. In doing so the court underscored that "mere reporting of an event of …

Maha Govt Has Denied Sanction To Prosecute BJP's Ex-State VP Vikram Pawaskar For Hate Speech Against Muslims, Bombay High Court Told
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Maha Govt Has Denied Sanction To Prosecute BJP's Ex-State VP Vikram Pawaskar For Hate Speech Against Muslims, Bombay High Court Told

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday was informed that the Maharashtra government has refused to grant sanction to 'prosecute' Vikram Pawaskar, the former BJP State Vice President, in two cases of 'hate speech' against the Muslim community. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale accepted the statement made by State's Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar,. A …

Karnataka plans strict hate speech law with tough penalties for offenders
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka plans strict hate speech law with tough penalties for offenders

India Today  

The Karnataka government is considering the introduction of a stringent law to tackle hate speech and hate crimes, aiming to impose severe penalties on offenders. Plans are in motion to draft the Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prohibition Bill, which will specifically target speeches and actions that incite hatred against individuals or communities. Under the proposed law, offenders could face …

Lack Of Mandatory Jail Sentence For Hate Speech Crimes Serious Matter : Kerala High Court Flags Issue To Parliament & Law Commission
1 month ago

Lack Of Mandatory Jail Sentence For Hate Speech Crimes Serious Matter : Kerala High Court Flags Issue To Parliament & Law Commission

Live Law  

While denying anticipatory bail to BJP leader PC George in a case for making remarks against the Muslim community, the Kerala High Court expressed concerns about the rising frequency of statements based on caste and religion. The Court also flagged an inadequacy in the present penal provisions dealing with hate speeches, as the offender can get by paying a fine. …

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World
1 month, 1 week ago

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World

The Quint  

In several of these instances, the people being targeted were Muslims, as evidenced by their responses to being asked their names on camera in the videos posted by the vigilantes. For instance, Instagram’s community guidelines claim that the platform removes content that “contains credible threats or hateful conduct” or “targets private individuals to degrade or shame them”. The guidelines also …

Hate speech against religious minorities in India soared by 75% in 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hate speech against religious minorities in India soared by 75% in 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The country recorded 1,165 hate speech events last year, …

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday. “Hate speech in India in 2024 followed an alarming trajectory, deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya …

Legitimate dissent can’t be equated with sedition: Rajasthan HC
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3 months ago

Legitimate dissent can’t be equated with sedition: Rajasthan HC

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan High Court, emphasising that legitimate dissent cannot be equated with sedition or anti-national acts, has quashed an FIR registered against Sikh preacher Tejender Pal Singh Timma who was charged under Sections 152 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly endangering India’s unity and sovereignty through social media posts. According to legal news website LiveLaw, the court …

Karnataka: Campaign against hate speech seeks public apology from seer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Campaign against hate speech seeks public apology from seer

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Campaign Against Hate Speech has written to Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara and DG&IGP Alok Mohan demanding legal action against the seer of Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamsthana Mutt, Kumara Chandrashekaranatha, for his speech demanding a law to disenfranchise Muslims. While the seer has tendered an apology, the forum, in a letter on Thursday, claimed that the former should make …

The harm principle: how John Mill’s theory defines the extent of liberty
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The harm principle: how John Mill’s theory defines the extent of liberty

The Hindu  

A few days ago, a minor girl was gang-raped in the Dhing area of Nagaon district, Assam, allegedly by three Muslim men. As anger over the horrific incident and against the community escalated, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has called Muslims a “communal organisation” in the past, said he would not allow “Miya Muslims” to “take over all of …

Hate Speech: High Court Grants 4 Weeks To Maharashtra Police For Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute BJP Leader Vikram Pawaskar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hate Speech: High Court Grants 4 Weeks To Maharashtra Police For Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute BJP Leader Vikram Pawaskar

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra Police to obtain a sanction to prosecute Bharatiya Janata Party State Vice President Vikram Pawaskar, for charges of hate speech, within four weeks.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted the submissions of Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar, who told the judges that the chargesheet in. The Bombay …

Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches
9 months, 1 week ago

Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches

The Hindu  

The grant of sanction to prosecute writer-activist Arundhati Roy and academician Sheikh Showkat Hussain for alleged “unlawful activity” in a case dating back to 2010 is unwarranted. Saxena, who had accorded sanction in October 2023 to prosecute the Booker Prize-winning writer and the former Kashmir University professor, respectively, for allegedly divisive speeches and imputations against national unity, has now given …

HC Tells Police To Consider Adding IPC Section Against BJP MLAs for Hate Speeches
11 months ago

HC Tells Police To Consider Adding IPC Section Against BJP MLAs for Hate Speeches

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that criminal cases have been registered against BJP leaders Nilesh Rane and Geeta Jain for their alleged offensive speeches during the Mira Road violence in January 2024. The police also told the court that 13 cases have been registered regarding the violence that erupted in Mira Road between January …

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’
1 year ago

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’

The Hindu  

Alleging that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s “inflammatory remarks” regarding a recent controversy in Nagarathpete in Bengaluru are exacerbating communal tensions during the Lok Sabha elections, two groups of activists have complained to the Election Commission demanding immediate action against him. “His statements targeting the Muslim community and attempting to create hatred between the Hindu and Muslim community on March 18 …

SC to hear Hindu Sena's plea seeking registration of FIRs against Owaisi, others for hate speech
1 year ago

SC to hear Hindu Sena's plea seeking registration of FIRs against Owaisi, others for hate speech

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear the Hindu Sena's PIL tomorrow seeking a direction for registration of FIR against those hate speeches on Sanatan Dharma and Shri Ram Temple and Kashi-Mathura disputes, against various leaders, including Asaduddin Owaisi, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Kamal Haasan, A Raja, Swami Prasad Maurya and others. A two-judge bench of the Apex Court, headed by Justice …

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals
1 year ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2023, India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech …

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of national elections, a new report tracks how hate speech events map geographically across India, those behind them, and the conspiracy theories used to stoke anti-Muslim hate. New Delhi, India – India averaged nearly two anti-Muslim hate speech events per day in 2023 and three in every four of those events – or 75 percent – took place in …

Want hate speech to stop but can’t put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Want hate speech to stop but can’t put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday maintained that though it wants hate speeches and incitement to violence to stop, it cannot pre-empt people’s right to free speech and assembly by restraining them from holding meetings or processions without first granting them an audience. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta emphasised that the top court was inclined to strengthen …

Supreme Court wants authorities to act tough on incitement to violence, hate speech
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court wants authorities to act tough on incitement to violence, hate speech

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said authorities need to be “conscious that no incitement to violence and hate speech are permissible”. ‘Repeat offender’ It alleged that Mr. Singh was a “repeat offender who has continued to deliver hate speeches… and is going to hold a series of rallies in Chhattisgarh from January 19 to January 25”. In the hearing, Mr. …

Supreme Court Directs Authorities To Ensure No Hate Speech Takes Place In Rallies Of BJP MLA T Raja Singh, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Authorities To Ensure No Hate Speech Takes Place In Rallies Of BJP MLA T Raja Singh, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the district magistrates at Yavatmal, Maharashtra and Raipur, Chhattisgarh to take 'appropriate steps' after concerns were raised over potential hate speeches at rallies planned by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Bharatiya Janata Party legislator T Raja Singh later this week. While declining to stop the rallies, the Court directed the District Magistrates to ensure that …

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report released on Monday. Some 80% of the 255 documented incidents of “hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims” occurred in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and union territories, according to a report from Hindutva Watch. …

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says

Al Jazeera  

Hindutva Watch report says the ruling BJP is linked to an ‘escalating trend’ of anti-Muslim hate speech in the country. It added that 80 percent of the hate speech events took place in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Abu Asim Azmi, a Muslim legislator from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra, told Al Jazeera the …

DC Edit | What judicial wisdom has to advise on hate speech
1 year, 7 months ago

DC Edit | What judicial wisdom has to advise on hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court’s unequivocal stand against hate speech and its directive to the government apparatus that attempts to spread hatred would not be tolerated irrespective of the faith of the perpetrator or the victim is a forceful intervention by the judiciary in a matter of great concern and critical importance to the survival of the republic. The court’s response came …

Treat hate speeches against any religion alike: Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Treat hate speeches against any religion alike: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday said hate speeches made against any religion needs to be “treated alike” and “dealt with as per law”, expressing hope that all states and Union territories are following the guidelines laid down in its 2018 judgment in the Tehseen Poonawala case. Supreme Court Read here: Investigate if murders of 4 rationalists linked: Supreme Court to …

Nuh Violence: Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum Writes To CJI Seeking Action Against Videos Calling For 'Economic Boycott' Of Certain Communities
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh Violence: Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum Writes To CJI Seeking Action Against Videos Calling For 'Economic Boycott' Of Certain Communities

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum on Thursday sent a letter petition to the Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, seeking action against videos circulating on social media calling for economic boycott of certain communities in the aftermath of Nuh violence in Haryana. Signed by a total 101 female lawyers, the letter petition has urged the Supreme Court …

’Blatant hate speeches’: SC asks govt to tackle ’problem’ in wake of Nuh clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

’Blatant hate speeches’: SC asks govt to tackle ’problem’ in wake of Nuh clashes

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday rapped the Indian government and asked the latter to form a committee to look into hate speeches all across the country. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea over alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing members of a particular community and their social and economic boycott at rallies in different states, including …

Police need to be sensitised about hate speeches: SC
1 year, 7 months ago

Police need to be sensitised about hate speeches: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday said that police need to be sensitised about hate speech crimes and observed that while the definition of what constitutes hate speech is complex, there is a bigger problem of execution at the ground level. The court also sought the assistance of the Centre and states in this regard and posted a bunch of petitions …

Haryana violence: Delhi Police file 26 FIRs over protests in city
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana violence: Delhi Police file 26 FIRs over protests in city

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police have registered 26 First Information Reports against unknown people in connection with the rallies carried out by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members on Wednesday to protest the attack on a religious procession at Nuh, senior police officers aware of the matter said on Thursday. A senior police officer who asked to remain anonymous said, “Protests were …

Stop hate speech, violence at Nuh protests, says SC
1 year, 7 months ago

Stop hate speech, violence at Nuh protests, says SC

Live Mint  

There should be no hate speech or violence at a series of protests planned by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Delhi and the national capital region to protest against the sectarian violence over the past few days in Haryana’s Nuh district, the Supreme Court told the Centre, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on Wednesday. “We hope and trust that the …

Act against violence, hate speech at VHP rallies, says Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Act against violence, hate speech at VHP rallies, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court did not stay “demonstrations” by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal in the Delhi-NCR region on Wednesday. The Bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, restricted itself to passing an “omnibus” order urging the Centre and the police to take steps to prevent instances of any violence and hate speech at the …

End the debate: The Hindu Editorial on the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition
1 year, 9 months ago

End the debate: The Hindu Editorial on the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition

The Hindu  

The Law Commission’s recommendation that the offence of sedition be retained in penal law, albeit with some safeguards, flies in the face of current judicial and political thinking that the country may not need this colonial vestige any more. Section 124A of the IPC, which describes sedition, seeks to punish speech or writing that brings or tries to bring into …

The Kerala Story: Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Speech, But What of the Hate?
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kerala Story: Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Speech, But What of the Hate?

The Quint  

Although the Supreme Court issued a stay order on the ban imposed by the West Bengal government, does this mean The Kerala Story gets a green signal from the apex court? While this is a welcome development, which upholds the right to freedom of expression, this shouldn’t be interpreted to exculpate the allegations of manipulation and misrepresentation levelled against The …

‘The Kerala Story’: Can a work of fiction or art constitute ‘hate speech’? - The Hindu
1 year, 10 months ago

‘The Kerala Story’: Can a work of fiction or art constitute ‘hate speech’? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Kerala Story, a film purportedly based on the instances of a few women joining the Islamic State, has been embroiled in a controversy ever since the teaser of the film was released in November 2022. The film was released in cinemas last week after the Kerala High Court declined to stay its screening, opining that …

What action has been taken on hate speech incidents, PUCL asks Maharashtra DGP
1 year, 10 months ago

What action has been taken on hate speech incidents, PUCL asks Maharashtra DGP

The Hindu  

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties on Monday wrote a letter to the Director General of Police of Maharashtra, Rajnish Seth, asking what action has been taken on incidents of hate speech arising out of the rallies, pursuant to orders by the Supreme Court directing a case of promoting enmity between religious groups should be registered. The letter states, “Overwhelming …

Congress urges EC to act against Shah, Nadda, Yogi for 'hate speeches' in Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress urges EC to act against Shah, Nadda, Yogi for 'hate speeches' in Karnataka

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief J P Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of making “hate speeches” in poll-bound Karnataka and urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against them in the wake of Supreme Court orders on such speeches. A delegation of Congress leaders comprising Ajay Maken, Vivek …

States told to act on hate speeches
1 year, 10 months ago

States told to act on hate speeches

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and union territories to register cases against those making hate speeches even without any complaint, terming these speeches as a "serious offence" capable of affecting the secular fabric of the country. When two separate counsels appearing for different parties tried to seek the attention of the court to frequent hate …

Register FIRs against hate speech even in absence of complaints, Supreme Court directs States
1 year, 10 months ago

Register FIRs against hate speech even in absence of complaints, Supreme Court directs States

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed States to suo motu register FIRs on hate speech incidents and proceed against offenders without waiting for someone to lodge a complaint. The court even highlighted the specific penal provisions under which hate speech offenders ought to be booked. “We direct that States shall ensure that as and when hate speech happens, it …

SC orders states to register FIRs over hate speech even if no complaint is made
1 year, 10 months ago

SC orders states to register FIRs over hate speech even if no complaint is made

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday termed hate speech as a serious offence that can affect the secularism of India. It has also directed states and union territories to register cases over hate speech even in the absence of any formal complaint. The comments were made when the Supreme Court was hearing a bunch of cases related to inaction by states …

'State is Impotent, Can't Come Up With Mechanism to Curb Hate Speech': Justice Joseph
1 year, 11 months ago

'State is Impotent, Can't Come Up With Mechanism to Curb Hate Speech': Justice Joseph

News 18  

Justice KM Joseph on Wednesday remarked that the state was ‘impotent’ as it was not acting in time on the issue of curbing hate speeches across the country. The court was further told that it should not consider cases of hate speeches arising only in Maharashtra but also look at similar instances in states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In …

How to tackle hate speech
1 year, 11 months ago

How to tackle hate speech

Hindustan Times  

In January 2017, seven judges of India’s highest constitutional court delivered a landmark verdict that hinged on the judicial interpretation of just one word in the country’s electoral law. By a narrow majority of 4-3, the bench led by then Chief Justice of India TS Thakur held that the word “his” in section 123 of the 1951 Representation of the …

Why selective in dealing with 'hate speeches', says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Why selective in dealing with 'hate speeches', says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court

India TV News  

Hate speech in India: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today told the Supreme Court that hate speeches were being made by several people against the members of Hindu community and court could not be selective in its approach in seeking response from the states on the action taken against such statements. The hearing witnessed sharp exchanges between the court and Mehta …

India’s YouTube Vigilante Is Wanted for Murder
2 years ago

India’s YouTube Vigilante Is Wanted for Murder

Wired  

On the afternoon of February 14, Junaid Khan, 32, and his nephew Nasir Khan, 25, left their small village of Ghatmeeka in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan to attend a family function. “When they didn’t return the same night, we got worried,” says Arshad Khan, 44, Junaid’s brother-in-law. We searched for them the whole day.” Two days later, the men’s …

Planning Criminal Law Amendments To Deal With Hate Speech : Centre Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Planning Criminal Law Amendments To Deal With Hate Speech : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Friday, the Supreme Court was informed that the Centre has plans to bring in a comprehensive legislative amendments to the criminal laws to deal with the issue of hate speech.Additional Solicitor General KM Natraj revealed this development to a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna while it was hearing a batch of pleas seeking action against hate …

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told
2 years, 4 months ago

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was yesterday informed that there has been almost 500% rise in reported Hate speech cases against politicians and public functionaries since 2014. "Hate speech expressed at the highest levels of political authority remain unchecked, and new policies have exacerbated a climate of intercommunal tension and impunity for offenders. Further, it is suggested that India may adopt the …

Supreme Court Discharges State Of Uttarakhand & Its DGP From Contempt Plea Filed By Tushar Gandhi Alleging Inaction In Dharma Sansad Hate Speech Cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Discharges State Of Uttarakhand & Its DGP From Contempt Plea Filed By Tushar Gandhi Alleging Inaction In Dharma Sansad Hate Speech Cases

Live Law  

In a contempt plea filed by Tushar Gandhi alleging blatant disobedience by the DGP, Uttarakhand Police and DGP, Delhi Police to take action with respect to hate speeches made by prominent persons in Dharma Sansad in the State of Uttarakhand and an event organised by Hindu Yuva Vahini in NCT of Delhi, the Supreme Court, on Friday, discharged the State …

Hate speech is a serious concern
2 years, 5 months ago

Hate speech is a serious concern

Hindustan Times  

Hate speech is a growing problem in India that needs to be tackled seriously at the administrative, political and legal levels. This was underlined again last week by the Supreme Court, which said it was worried about a “climate of hate” in a “religion neutral country” and passed orders to ensure that the police chiefs of three states – Delhi, …

DC Edit | Crack down on hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Crack down on hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

India is one of the most diverse nations of the world, and it is incumbent upon each of the parts the sum of which make it whole to identify common cause with the others to make way for its successful sustenance and progress. It is an attempt to cover the myriad fault lines in our society, asking people to be …

Vital intervention: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court order against hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Vital intervention: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court order against hate speech

The Hindu  

There is good reason for the Supreme Court of India to ask the police to be proactive in dealing with hate speech by taking immediate legal action without waiting for a formal complaint. It is quite apparent that the governments at the Centre and in some like-minded States do not share the Court’s concern for communal harmony, fraternity and tranquillity; …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Invoke UAPA Against Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Invoke UAPA Against Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition seeking urgent intervention to stop the "growing menace of targeting and terrorizing the Muslim Community in India". The petition has been tagged with a batch of matters relating to hate speech pending before the bench presided by Justice K. M. Joseph The petitioner sought direction to the Union of India …

Indian Supreme Court says hate speeches need to be curbed as they ‘sully country’s atmosphere’
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian Supreme Court says hate speeches need to be curbed as they ‘sully country’s atmosphere’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s top court on Monday …

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