# Hate Speech and Hate Crimes

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/hate-speech/
- Published: 2021-08-27T18:00:21+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### Parliament invites the public to comment on the proposed Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.

    - the purpose of the Bill is to provide for the offences of hate crime and hate
      speech, and the prosecution of people who commit those offences

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Hate speech is defined as publishing, propagating, or advocating anything that could
reasonably be construed to demonstrate a clear intention to be harmful or to incite
harm, or promote or propagate hatred on the following grounds:

 * Age
 * Albinism
 * Birth
 * Colour
 * Culture
 * Disability
 * Ethnic or social origin
 * Gender or gender identity
 * HIV status
 * Language
 * Nationality, migrant or refugee status
 * Race
 * Religion
 * Sex, which includes intersex
 * Sexual orientation

Harm is defined as any emotional, psychological, physical, social, or economic harm.

A hate crime is defined as an offence recognised under any law where the perpetrator
was motivated by prejudice or intolerance based on any of the above characteristics.

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