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OSCE supports presentation of expert study on countering hate speech in Kazakhstan

29 May 2019
Diana Digol, Deputy Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, delivering a welcoming speech at the meeting on freedom of expression and preventing of hate speech, Nur-Sultan, 29 May 2019. (OSCE/Bakytzhan Arystanbek) Photo details

An OSCE-supported meeting on the presentation of expert study on freedom of expression and policies to counter incitement of hatred speech took place on 29 May 2019 in Nur-Sultan.

Some 30 journalists, government officials, lawyers, representatives of civil society, international organizations and diplomatic corps discussed freedom of expression on national, religious, social relations in the fight against violent extremism. National experts from Kazakhstan delivered presentations on finding a balance between freedom of speech and preventing of hate speech, legal aspects of incitement cases and analysing examples of using hatred speech contexts in the media.

It was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech Adil Soz, the Netherlands Embassy in Nur-Sultan and the Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan.

The event is a part of the Office’s activities aimed at promoting media freedom and freedom of expression in line with OSCE principles and commitments.