Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems

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Council of Europe treaty international treaty protocol

The Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime is an international treaty that supplements the Budapest Convention by requiring states to criminalize online racist and xenophobic expression and improve cross-border cooperation in investigating such offences.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems canonical	4
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime	2
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on Xenophobia and Racism	1
First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime	1
Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2363927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Context triple: [Convention on Cybercrime, hasAdditionalProtocol, Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems]

A. Convention on Cybercrime
The Convention on Cybercrime is an international treaty that sets common standards for criminalizing and combating offenses committed via computer systems and the internet, and promotes cooperation among states in investigating and prosecuting such crimes.
B. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is a major international treaty that provides a comprehensive legal framework for countries to cooperate in preventing and combating organized criminal activities that cross national borders.
C. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
D. Additional Protocol I
Additional Protocol I is a 1977 treaty that supplements the Geneva Conventions by strengthening protections for victims of international armed conflicts and regulating the conduct of hostilities.
E. Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Target entity description: The Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime is an international treaty that supplements the Budapest Convention by requiring states to criminalize online racist and xenophobic expression and improve cross-border cooperation in investigating such offences.

A. Convention on Cybercrime
The Convention on Cybercrime is an international treaty that sets common standards for criminalizing and combating offenses committed via computer systems and the internet, and promotes cooperation among states in investigating and prosecuting such crimes.
B. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is a major international treaty that provides a comprehensive legal framework for countries to cooperate in preventing and combating organized criminal activities that cross national borders.
C. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
D. Additional Protocol I
Additional Protocol I is a 1977 treaty that supplements the Geneva Conventions by strengthening protections for victims of international armed conflicts and regulating the conduct of hostilities.
E. Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ protocol ⓘ
adoptedBy	Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ
aimsTo	improve cross-border cooperation in investigating racist and xenophobic offences committed through computer systems ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ linked to: Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
articleCount	15 ⓘ
concludedIn	2002 ⓘ
contains	provisions on extradition for offences covered by the Protocol ⓘ provisions on international cooperation in investigating racist and xenophobic offences committed through computer systems ⓘ provisions on jurisdiction over offences committed through computer systems ⓘ provisions on mutual legal assistance between Parties ⓘ safeguards for freedom of expression consistent with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
dateAdopted	2002-11-07 ⓘ
depositary	Secretary General of the Council of Europe ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	2006-03-01 ⓘ
focusesOn	criminalisation of racist and xenophobic acts committed through computer systems ⓘ
fullName	Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ
geographicalScope	open to Council of Europe member States and non-member States that are Parties to the Convention on Cybercrime ⓘ
goal	ensure effective investigation and prosecution of racist and xenophobic offences committed through computer systems ⓘ harmonise national laws on racist and xenophobic acts committed through computer systems ⓘ protect individuals and groups from racist and xenophobic hatred disseminated via computer systems ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on States that have ratified it ⓘ
openedForSignature	2003-01-28 ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	Strasbourg ⓘ
placeOpenedForSignature	Strasbourg ⓘ
preambleReferences	European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
providesFor	criminalisation of denial, gross minimisation, approval or justification of genocide or crimes against humanity as defined by international law, when committed through computer systems ⓘ criminalisation of dissemination of racist and xenophobic material through computer systems ⓘ criminalisation of racist and xenophobic motivated insults through computer systems ⓘ criminalisation of racist and xenophobic motivated threats through computer systems ⓘ
registration	registered with the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe ⓘ
requires	States Parties to criminalise online racist expression ⓘ States Parties to criminalise online xenophobic expression ⓘ
scope	acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ
shortName	Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism ⓘ Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime ⓘ linked to: Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
subjectMatter	cybercrime ⓘ racism ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ
supplements	Budapest Convention on Cybercrime ⓘ linked to: Budapest Convention Convention on Cybercrime ⓘ
treatyOf	Council of Europe ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on Cybercrime → hasAdditionalProtocol → Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ

Budapest Convention → hasProtocol → Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ

Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems → fullName → Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems ⓘ

Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems → shortName → Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime ⓘ