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Expanding Hate Speech Laws to Protect the LGBTQ+ community w/ Paul Thistoll and Prudence Walker: 11 April, 2024

Expanding Hate Speech Laws to Protect the LGBTQ+ community w/ Paul Thistoll and Prudence Walker: 11 April, 2024

Expanding Hate Speech Laws to Protect the LGBTQ+ community w/ Paul Thistoll and Prudence Walker: 11 April, 2024 Expanding Hate Speech Laws to Protect the LGBTQ+ community w/ Paul Thistoll and Prudence Walker: 11 April, 2024 , 27.79 MB
Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Court of Appeal has heard a Court Case which would consider if Sexual Orientation should be considered under our hate speech laws.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Rainbow Spokesperson for Tika Tangata the Human Rights Commission Prudence Walker about this Court Case and what more needs to be done to protect LGBTQ+ communities under hate speech laws. 

They also spoke to Countering Hate Speech Aotearoa CEO Paul Thistoll about the mahi being done to include LGBTQ+ communities under hate speech laws by community groups, as well as the scope of what the Hate Speech Laws would cover.