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Recommendation 2098 (2017)
Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate
1. The Parliamentary Assembly refers
to its Resolution 2144
(2017) on ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate,
in which it calls on member States to take a number of measures
to stem the rising tide of online hate, including recognising the
diverse grounds on which people are today targeted by hate speech
and taking into account the rapidly evolving forms of online hate
and of the media through which it is disseminated.
2. The Assembly observes that online hate is not an isolated
phenomenon specific to certain Council of Europe member States,
but a pan-European problem that can best be tackled on the basis
of shared experiences and good practice among member States.
3. The Assembly therefore asks the Committee of Ministers to:
3.1. review and update its Recommendation
No. R (97) 20 on “hate speech”, in order to ensure that it continues
to provide an effective basis for combating all forms of this phenomenon,
including where it occurs online, and that it covers all the grounds
on which victims may be targets of hate speech;
3.2. review and update its Internet Governance Strategy 2016-2019
having regard to Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2144 (2017) on ending
cyberdiscrimination and online hate, as well as Resolution 2143 (2017) “Online
media and journalism: challenges and accountability”;
3.3. launch work on education against racism and hate speech,
focusing in particular on children;
3.4. reconsider the possibility of declaring 22 July the European
Day for Victims of Hate Crime, in commemoration of the date of the
terrorist attacks in Oslo and on Utøya Island (Norway);
3.5. bring Resolution
2144 (2017) to the attention of the governments of the
member States.