Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

Amendment No. 8 | Doc. 16363 | 20 April 2026

Signatories:

Mr Emmanuel FERNANDES, France, UEL ; Ms Janina BÖTTGER, Germany, UEL ; Ms Laura CASTEL, Spain, UEL ; Ms Sevilay ÇELENK, Türkiye, UEL ; Ms Ann GRAVES, Ireland, UEL ; Mr George LOUCAIDES, Cyprus, UEL

Origin

2026 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 20.5, insert the following words:

"while fully ensuring that the fight against hate speech, particularly racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic speech, is implemented in compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights."

Explanatory note

This is to clarify that ideologies which give rise to hate speech and violence must be combated and condemned, in accordance with the conventions to which our member States are signatories.