Wayamo Foundation Africa Director Joseph Roberts-Mensah interviews Thierry Cruvellier, Editor-in-chief of JusticeInfo.net about the evolution of journalism and hate speech from Rwanda in 1994 to Sudan in 2023, and how hate speech and dangerous speach influence both the commission and prevention of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Both veteran journalists also discuss the role of reporters and media houses and how technology has changed the landscape in the last 30 years.
Time stamps
00:43 Defining hate speech, incitement to violence and how the Rwanda Genocide framed the debates.
03:27 The role of war propaganda in conflict, and drawing the legal line.
05:09 The role hate plays on social media.
07:18 How journalists and media houses can respond.
08:08 The puzzle of legal sanctions, setting limits and authoritarian governments.
09:59 The false promise of technological solutions.
