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We monitor and report hate, expose extremists and bigots, dispel disinformation and lies, and unite communities in the name of understanding and human rights.

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COMBAT HATE & DISCRIMINATION

If you have been the victim of an incident of antireligious hate or discrimination, report it here.

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CHAMPION FREEDOM OF RELIGION

Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right of every human being. Help make it a reality.

SPREAD THE WORD

DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY

Fight for honest journalism and demand advertisers stop funding hate.

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WHAT WE FIGHT FOR

Fight for Honest Journalism

Tell editors you won’t stand for religious discrimination. Have you seen an article or blog which spreads antireligious hate? Make your voice heard.

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Resources

Following is a sampling of nongovernmental and governmental organizations active in dealing with hate speech, religious bigotry and discrimination.

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Civil Liberties Union

Council on American-Islamic Relations

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

One America With Justice for All

United Nations Human Rights Office

FEDERAL, STATE, DISTRICT AND CITY GOVERNMENTS

Department of Justice Hate Crimes Task Forces

Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

State of California Office of the Attorney General

State of Florida Office of the Attorney General Civil Rights office

State of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

New York County District Attorney’s Office Hate Crimes Unit

San Diego County District Attorneys Office

State of Vermont Office of the Attorney General

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Know Your Rights

In the United States, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, and “hate speech” is not against the law. If a criminal offense is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin, it falls under hate crimes as defined by the FBI.

Hate speech laws in Canada include provisions in the Criminal Code of Canada, which prohibits “hate propaganda,” and the Human Rights Act as well as statutory provisions in each of Canada’s 10 provinces.

Hate speech laws also exist in several European countries (Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK). On May 31, 2016, the European Commission announced a code of conduct on illegal online hate speech, also supported by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft, laying out guidelines for these IT companies to remove online illegal hate speech.

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