We found 167 results for “Xenophobia”.
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European Emissaries Seek to Confront Intolerance and Promote Freedom
June 9, 2011
The Council of Europe’s group of Eminent Persons—assembled to address the challenges arising from the resurgence of intolerance and discrimination in Europe—has produced a new…
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U.N. Expert Highlights Xenophobia in South Africa, Calls for Hate Crime Legislation
June 3, 2011
International human rights bodies have periodically evaluated the response of the South African government to xenophobic and other forms of bias-motivated violence. Since waves of…
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Antigay Hate Crimes Are Rising, Says U.N. High Commissioner
May 6, 2011
“Homophobia and transphobia are no different to sexism, misogyny, racism, or xenophobia,” says U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in a video on…
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Human Rights First Statement on International Migrants Day
December 18, 2010
New York, NY – Today as it marked International Migrants Day, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer issued the following statement: “International Migrants Day is an important reminder…
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“Arguing for Free Speech—not Defamation of Religion—at Human Rights Council”
October 5, 2010
At the UN Human Rights Council debate (with Githu Muigai Special Rapporteur on ‘contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance’) Human Rights…
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Has France Breached European Union Laws By Its Forced Repatriation of Roma ?
September 15, 2010
This summer, as the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ and ‘burn-a-Koran’ controversies raged on American news and talk shows, Europe had to deal with its own xenophobia-related…
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UNHCR and HRF Convene a Panel on Protection from Racism and Xenophobia
June 30, 2010
A panel discussion brings together intergovernmental and NGO experts to discuss strategies for improving protection for refugees, returnees, asylum-seekers, stateless and displaced persons who are…
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Working Together: Strategies for Protection from Xenophobia, Racism, Intolerance and Bias-Motivated Violence
April 28, 2010
June 30, 11:15 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Human Rights First and UNHCR will convene this thematic session on xenophobia to discuss strategies for improving protection…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Antisemitism
April 14, 2010
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino testified today at 2 p.m. before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the alarming rise of antisemitism worldwide.…
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Group Urges Newly Elected Hungarian Leaders to Prioritize Fight Against Anti-Roma Violence and Discrimination
April 12, 2010
New York City, 4/12/10 Human Rights First today called on Hungary’s newly elected authorities to prioritize combating hate crime and racist violence, specifically growing xenophobia, antisemitism…
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UN Delegations Urged to Block Efforts to Prohibit “Defamation of Religion”
February 26, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today urged United Nations member states to block ongoing efforts to establish new norms that prohibit defamation of religion, a…
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Obama Signs the Hate Crime Bill into Law! What’s Next?
October 28, 2009
By Paul LeGendre, cross-posted from Huffington Post Ten years ago this month, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and murdered because he was gay.…