Petition Whilst respecting Freedom of Speech Laws, Holocaust denial should be a crime.

The Holocaust saw 6 million Jews and countless millions of others executed in concentration camps. The Holocaust is a historical fact taught in our schools. Whilst we have freedom of speech, we should specifically criminalise it's denial as it can be used to further anti-semitism within our society.

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A number of countries have laws against denying the Holocaust and many historians and politicians have stated that it has enabled anti-semitism to be tackled more proactively. In some European countries there are increasingly greater numbers of anti-semitic attacks and hate crimes, as well as the election of anti-semitic parties. In Britain anti-semitism is sadly rising as official reported crime figures show. Anti-Semitic hate crimes are already criminalised, but denial of the Holocaust is not.

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Date closed 24 September 2016
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