The right of reputation mentioned here refers to the social evaluation of the morality, reputation, talent and credit of citizens and legal persons.
The main forms of infringement of reputation right are insult and slander.
Insult is an act of publicly insulting others and damaging their personal dignity by violence or oral or written means.
Defamation refers to the act of fabricating facts out of nothing and slandering the reputation and personality of others.
When a citizen's right of reputation is infringed, according to the provisions of Article 1000 of the Civil Code, the infringer can be required to stop the infringement, remove the obstruction, eliminate the danger, eliminate the influence, restore his reputation, make an apology, and demand compensation for the economic losses and mental losses caused by the infringement.
Citizens can directly file a civil lawsuit with the people's court and request the people's court to make a ruling according to law.
For a serious act that infringes on a citizen's right of reputation and causes serious consequences, the victim may demand that the criminal responsibility of the infringer be investigated according to law.