This brochure intends to make a distinction between freedom of expression and hate speech, both from a terminology and a legal point of view, as well as to differentiate them from other related concepts, such as defamation and insult.
The Convention was adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 July 2007 at Strasbourg, and aims at preventing and combatting sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children; protecting the rights of child victims of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse and promoting national and international co-operation against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children.