International human rights law
- Charter of the United Nations, 1945
- Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR), 1948
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (or Genocide Convention), 1948
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), 1965
- Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination general recommendation n°35 on combatting racist hate speech, September 2013
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), 1966
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 1998
Further international instruments on hate speech
- Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, 2012
- Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes, 2014
- Plan of Action for religious leaders and actors, 2017
- United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, 2019
- Guidance note on addressing and countering Covid-19 related hate speech, 2020
- Strategy and Plan of action on hate speech: detailed guidance on implementation for UN field presences, 2020
- Engaging Religious Actors to counter hate speech, prevent incitement to violence, and build peaceful and inclusive societies, 2021
