Kuwait on 21^st June:

24 Civil authorities in Kuwait under leadership of the Kuwaiti Society for Human Rights declares launching of “Civil Society Declaration on Countering Hate Speech and Incitement to Hatred during the COVID-19 pandemic - Kuwait”.

The authorities agreed to that the world faces unprecedented crisis of global public health emergency of COVID19. Guaranteeing human rights for everyone poses a challenge for every country. They pinpointed that it is not a time to neglect human rights, rather it is a time when, more than ever, human rights are needed to navigate this crisis in dignity and respect.

Since the Kuwaiti Society for Human Rights believes in Kuwait’s role in supporting peace, justice and equality in the world as a whole, and its commitment to a culture of tolerance, and non-violence, it suggested articles of the declaration and presented it to some experts and public benefit associations for discussion and consultation. All have agreed and expressed their desire and wish to declare their commitments to the human and speak out against all forms of violence, hate speech and incitement to hatred.

Khaled Al Humaidi Al Ajmi, Chairman of Kuwaiti Society for Human Rights, stated that issuance of the declaration is the sense of responsibility borne by the civil society in Kuwait to face the risk of spread of the hate speech and incitement to hatred during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that social media are bursting with such speeches as feeding for more human divisions.

The Declaration is formed of (7) Articles, which all assured rejection of hate speeches and incitement to hatred in addition to everyone’ resistance to societal division.

The Declaration can be found through the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qt429D05EIAitXII2PEv9LBS80dyXxPT/view?usp=sharing

Signers of the Declaration