Indicator history

There is no a legal definition of hate speech as such, but there are definitions of slander and defamation. Under the Act of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press: "Any offensive expression, contemptuous term or invective, not based on fact, constitutes slander. Any allegation or imputation of an act which dishonours or damages the reputation of the person or entity against whom it is made constitutes defamation". The law punishes national, religious and racial slander and defamation and the same offences on the reason of sex, sexual orientation, disability.