CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Popenko, Elvira |
|---|---|
| Title | The impact of the legal ambiguity of "hate speech" on the Roma community in Ukraine |
| Summary | The thesis analyzes the consequences of the lack of a clear legal regulation of hate speech in Ukraine and its negative impact on the Roma, both on society and on individuals. I argue that hate speech has not only become a way of oppressing the entire Roma community on the Internet and in the media, but also forms a basis for hate. This paper contends that hate speech is rooted in stereotypes and thereby creates a false image of the Roma community. Hate speech therefore becomes one of the main reasons for hate-motivated attacks on national minorities. Likewise, the lack of clear regulation of hate speech makes it accessible to radical and nationalist groups: Ukraine’s Roma community is subjected to mental and physical violence, as well as discrimination that arises from the use of hate speech on social networks and in the media. Hate speech violates the human rights of Roma individuals, namely the right to privacy and, the right to liberty and security, as well as the right to be protected from discrimination. Thus, in my work, I will demonstrate the gaps in the national legislation of Ukraine in order to prove the recent hate crimes committed against the Roma. |
| Supervisor | Pelin Turan, Andrei Dragan |
| Department | Romani Studies Ps |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/popenko_elvira.pdf |
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