The Rabat Plan of Action distinguishes between forms of expression that advocate hatred that constitute incitement to violence, hostility or discrimination that must be prohibited; forms of expression that are not criminally punishable but may justify a civil suit; and forms of expression that do not give rise to criminal or civil sanctions, but still raise concerns in terms of tolerance, civility and respect for the convictions of others.105 For the purposes of this report, the term “advocacy of hatred” refers to expression that advocates hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence and that must therefore be prohibited by law in accordance with Article 20 of the ICCPR. In addition, the report also addresses the spread of expression that may not reach the threshold of “advocacy of hatred”, but still raises concerns in terms of tolerance, civility, and respect for the convictions of others, impacting the right to non-discrimination and equality. Amnesty International has not sought to make individual determinations as to whether specific pieces of content on the Facebook platform qualify as “advocacy of hatred”. However, as various international human rights bodies have already determined, many of the examples cited in the following chapters would meet this high threshold. 105 Rabat Plan of Action, para 20. THE SOCIAL ATROCITY META AND THE RIGHT TO REMEDY FOR THE ROHINGYA Amnesty International 25

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