Berlin rejects State Department criticism of human rights and freedom of expression

Berlin today rejected the State Department’s evaluation of the deterioration of the state of human rights in Germany, stressing the “very high degree” of freedom of expression in the country. “We were aware of the report. We do not see restrictions on the freedom of the press or freedom of expression in Germany, “Foreign Ministry spokesman Joseph Hinterzeger said, answering a question about the State Department’s annual report on human rights in Germany. According to the authors of the report, there is a “degradation of freedom of expression” and “an increase in anti -Semitism due to immigration”, while referring to “restrictions on freedom of expression” in Germany, for example through the suppression of alleged rhetoric on the internet. The authors explicitly cite the European Union guidelines to delete such content and speak of “censorship” on social media. This, along with anti -Semitic violence, raises “significant human rights problems” in Germany, the report said. “OR […]
Source: News Beast

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