Model Training Materials: Hate Speech, Defamation and National Security Exercises Exercise 1: Hate Speech Break into small groups. Each group should consider the following excerpts from hate speech laws in light of the international law standards discussed in the workshop. Does the provision align with international standards? Is additional information needed to determine this? What reforms could improve the provision?163 • • • • Denmark, Criminal Code, Article 266(b): o (1) Any person who, publicly or with the intention of wider dissemination, makes a statement or imparts other information by which a group of people are threatened, insulted or degraded on account of their race, colour, national or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual inclination shall be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years. o (2) In determining the punishment it shall be considered a particularly aggravating circumstance if the conduct is of a propagandistic nature. Romania, Criminal Code: o Article 369: Incitement to hatred or discrimination Inciting the public, by any means, hatred or discrimination against a class of persons shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to three years or a fine. o Article 77: h) an offence for reasons of race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, sexual orientation, opinion or political affiliation, wealth, social origin, age, disability, noncontagious disease or HIV / AIDS or other circumstances. Turkey, Criminal Code: Article 216: Provoking people to be rancorous and hostile o (1) Any person who openly provokes a group of people belonging to a different social class, religion, race, sect, or coming from another origin, to be rancorous or hostile against another group, is punished with imprisonment of one year to three years in case such act causes risk from the aspect of public safety. o (2) Any person who openly humiliates another person just because he belongs to a different social class, religion, race, sect, or comes from another origin, is punished with imprisonment of six months to one year. Uruguay, Criminal Code: Article 149bis: Incitement to hatred, contempt or violence towards certain people: Anyone who publicly, or by any means suitable for its public diffusion, incites hatred, contempt, or any form of moral or physical violence against one or more people because of the colour of their skin, race, religion, national All provisions and translations are taken from Natalie Alkiviadou, Jacob Mchangama and Raghav Mendiratta, Global Handbook on Hate Speech Laws, The Future of Free Speech, 2020, https://bit.ly/3fSPNqc. 163 The Centre for Law and Democracy is a non-profit human rights organisation working internationally to provide legal expertise on foundational rights for democracy. 36