Monday, 16 February 2015

George Zouvelos‎I am a descendant of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide! 5 hrs · Italian senators pass bill criminalizing denial of genocides


‪#‎ROME‬‪#‎ITALY‬--‪#‎Italian‬ senators voted this week in favor of a bill criminalizing the denial of the ‪#‎Holocaust‬ and other ‪#‎genocides‬, following changes to the proposed law to protect freedom of speech, Asbarez reported, citing Italian news agency The Local.
The ‪#‎legislation‬, which supposes a three-year sentence for promoting, inciting or committing acts of racial discrimination based in part or entirely on the denial of genocide. ‪#‎Crimesagainsthumanity‬ and ‪#‎warcrimes‬ are also covered in the bill, which now needs to pass through Italy’s lower house before it can become law.
The Senate vote follows revisions which lawmakers say ensure freedom of speech and the freedom to study are upheld.
PANARMENIAN.NET
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