|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
France outlaws sexist and anti-gay insults
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Container
|
| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Jan 27, 2005 06:47pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Idiocy |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Thursday, January 27, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The French parliament yesterday definitively adopted legislation that could lead to year-long jail terms for anyone found guilty of insulting homosexuals or women.
The justice minister, Dominique Perben, believes the laws are necessary to combat an increase in homophobia, but they have been condemned by advocates of free speech who say they are too strict and unworkable.
The law puts anti-gay and sexist comments on an equal footing with racist or anti-semitic insults, allowing French courts to hand down fines of up to €45,000 (£30,000) and jail sentences of up to 12 months for "defamation or incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence on the grounds of a person's sex or sexual orientation". |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
