communication media, the Internet or through the large-scale information technologies that reach a
wide public.
Moreover, every person who denies, justifies or seriously trivialises genocides, crimes against
humanity or against peoples and goods protected in case of a military conflict - all the crimes that
have been committed against a given group or its part for the above mentioned reasons, and that
have been proven by the Tribunal at Nuremberg, the International Criminal Court or other
International Courts, should be punished since such a behaviour promotes or favours the climate of
violence, hostility, hatred and discrimination.
The judicial authorities should be enabled to order suppression, deletion or deactivation of books,
documents, articles or any other content that allowed the commission of the crime. If the criminal act
was committed by means of information and communication technologies, the withdrawal of the
content could be required.
If the aforementioned content is diffused exclusively and predominantly on a virtual platform or in an
online social information service, the access to these should be blocked or the provision of the
service disrupted.
The punishment should be heavier in case of organised groups that can be referred to as criminal
groups (illicit associations), even if the crime was incidental.
If the hate crime is committed by a legal entity, it is subject to the same legal proceedings:
imprisonment of every person involved in the crime, considerable financial sanction, and – depending
on the gravity of the act committed – a dissolution of the entity, suspension of its activities and closing
of the premises and facilities for the period of maximum 5 years, or other restrictive measures
appropriate to the hate crime committed.
Thank you very much.
��All illicit action is punishable, on condition that:
1. The action aims at committing an offence or, once it has been done, at encouraging its
commission.
2. The action, even if aimed at a lawful purpose, concedes the use of violent measures,
alteration or control over one’s personality so as to be achieved.
3. Paramilitary organisations.
4. The action fosters, promotes or encourages directly or indirectly to hatred, hostility,
discrimination or violence against persons, groups or associations because of their ideology,
religion or beliefs, ethnic background, race, nation, gender, sexual orientation, family
situation, illness or disability.’