Confronting hate speech "vital" – Kuwaiti MP at meeting in Ankara

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Vital measures should be taken to confront and counter hate speech around the globe, a member of the Kuwaiti delegation to the meeting for the Asian Parliament Assembly's political affairs committee said here Friday.

In his speech to the meeting's session on using media to counter hate speech, MP at the Kuwaiti National Assembly Abdullah Al-Maayouf said that acts of inciting violence against a group of people should not be taken lightly, calling for measures to stop this kind of act.

"There are countries and corporations that sponsor satellite channels dedicated to the spread of hate on the grounds of freedom of speech," affirmed Al-Maayouf.

The Kuwait MP called on the committee to formulate a legislation that condemns hate speech, noting that such act was of paramount importance.

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Confronting hate speech "vital" - Kuwaiti MP at meeting in Ankara