We found 280 results for “Antisemitism”.
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Secretary Blinken Urged to Make Countering Violent Extremism and Antisemitism Priority during French Visit
March 3, 2016
New York City—Human Rights First calls for Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken to urge his French counterparts to exercise restraint in the use of…
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The Hungarian Government Finds a New Old Way to Dash Hopes and Stir Anger
February 24, 2016
Not too long ago we credited Hungary’s decision to cancel the statue honoring notorious antisemite Bálint Hóman as an important signal that antisemitism would not be tolerated and…
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ODIHR Director Testifies on Antisemitism and Hate Crimes Data Collection
February 18, 2016
The director of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link, recently testified at a congressional hearing convened by the Helsinki Commission.…
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French Government Denies Xenophobic Pegida Movement a Platform in Calais
February 5, 2016
By Annie Glasser Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (Pegida) is a growing xenophobic extreme right-wing political movement. It emerged in Germany in…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: February 1, 2016
February 3, 2016
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Congress will address the ongoing global refugee crisis during a series of hearings this week. On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security…
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Poland and the Threat of Illiberalism
January 29, 2016
By Timothy Meyers Poland’s far-right Law and Justice Party (PiS) took power two months ago and has enacted a number of laws eroding democratic safeguards.…
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, U.S. Should Continue to Prioritize Antisemitism
January 27, 2016
Washington, D.C.—To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Human Rights First urges the U.S. government to continue working with its allies to make antisemitism and extremism…
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Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016
January 27, 2016
Seventy-one years ago today, the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi death camps. One million people died there during WWII. There is…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: January 19, 2016
January 21, 2016
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Tomorrow the Senate will take up the American SAFE Act, legislation that would effectively halt the resettlement of vulnerable refugees…
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Emile Zola’s J’accuse and the Dreyfus Affair
January 13, 2016
By Timothy Meyers Today marks the 118th year anniversary of Emile Zola’s J’accuse editorial, which condemned the French military for its failure to reveal evidence exonerating French Jewish…
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U.S. Fails to Recognize Targeting of Jews on Anniversary of Paris Attacks
January 12, 2016
On January 7 the State Department released a press statement marking the one-year anniversary of the horrific attacks in Paris. Yet there was a troubling omission: the…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016
Top News Guantanamo Over the weekend, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough reaffirmed President Obama’s promise to shutter Guantanamo before the end of his final…