OSCE organizes training seminar for judges on freedom of expression and judicial regulation of hate speech in Kazakhstan
An OSCE-supported seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and judicial regulation of hate speech took place on 12 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organized the event with the NGO Legal Media Centre and the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Court.
Some twenty-five judges from different regions of the country were familiarized with international best practices on judicial regulation of hate speech. Two international experts shared their knowledge and expertise on how the European Court of Human Rights deals with hate speech cases. The OSCE-supported publication Hate Speech in Kazakhstan: statistics, cases, and recommendations was disseminated among participants.
The event will be followed by a lecture on freedom of expression and hate speech on 13 November 2019 for some 60 Master’s students of the Academy of Justice.
The event is part of the Office’s activities aimed at promoting media freedom and freedom of expression in line with OSCE principles and commitments.