Helen McEntee denies new hate speech legislation will have a 'chilling effect'

New hate speech laws will not “prevent people from expressing views, opinions or facts” in “artistic or political or cultural ways”, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said.

However, speaking outside Government Buildings, Ms McEntee insisted that the Government is working to protect people who are discriminated against. “There are people in this country who don't want to leave their house because they're afraid. “That's nothing to do with commentary and culture wars that might be happening. It’s because of their race, it's because of their sexual orientation, because of their nationality, because they have a disability.

“We're not preventing people from expressing views, expressing opinions, expressing facts, doing so for various different reasons be it an artistic or political or cultural way.“I don't believe this will have a chilling effect. I think those culture wars will continue no matter what you do. I think that language and engagement on certain issues that seems to be at the fore at the moment will continue.

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