May 23, 2019

[SHARE] Dr. Lisa Schirch: Response to 'Christchurch Call' must define violent extremism, include civil society

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The Christchurch Call is a laudable, necessary initiative with two significant problems. First, it lacks a definition for violent extremism. A civil society counter-statement to the Christchurch Call asserts that, without a definition of violent extremism, vague calls for censorship make it more likely that abusive governments will censor human rights activists or minority groups under the guise of preventing terrorism... Read more...

[Quotation] https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/444821-response-to-christchurch-call-must-define-violent-extremism-include