Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Repeal hate speech laws other than advocating for violence

Closed 29 signatures

What the petition asks

I want parliament to remove all hate speech laws except ones that advocate for violence due to the fact that the freedom of speech should be a basic human right.
I believe that the government should do this as disclosing your opinion on something is the way to fix problems and the fact that people are not given the freedom to do that does more bad than good. Free speech is recognised in many countries and I believe this is the only way to go forward in our great nation.

Timeline

16 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
16 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 29
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 16 Apr 2021
Closed 16 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.