We found 11 results for “Xenophobia / Anti-Immigrant Extremism”.
Press
Human Rights First Denounces Troop Deployments to Southern Border
June 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the governors of Virginia, South Carolina, and West Virginia announced deployments of National Guard personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border, following announcements…
Press
Applauding Biden’s New Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
May 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomed the release of the Biden administration’s U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism as an important step toward addressing the…
Press
Human Rights First Condemns Extremist Violence in Texas
May 8, 2023
WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, two communities in Texas suffered tragedies likely motivated by violent extremism, a mass shooting at a mall in Allen and…
Fact Sheet
Xenophobia & Anti-Immigrant Extremism: From Fringe to Mainstream
March 31, 2023
WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,”…
Letter
Letter on “United We Stand” event
September 20, 2022
Dear Ambassador Rice, We applaud the administration’s efforts to address hate through the upcoming summit, United We Stand: Countering Hate-Fueled Violence Together. We believe that…
Blog
Austria: Another Political Success Built on a Populism?
October 20, 2017
By Teresa Eder On October 15, the Austrian electorate rewarded 31-year-old foreign minister Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian Conservative Party (ÖVP) and far-right candidate Heinz…
Blog
When Hate Becomes Mainstream
May 19, 2017
By Erika Asgeirsson On Sunday May 21, Geert Wilders, the controversial Dutch far-right politician, is scheduled to speak in Los Angles at the annual dinner of the…
Blog
German Constitutional Court Rejects Attempt to Ban NPD
January 18, 2017
By Erika Asgeirsson On Tuesday, the German Constitutional Court rejected an attempt to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD). The NPD is a neo-Nazi political party…
Blog
Trump Win Encourages Europe’s Far Right
December 16, 2016
A few weeks after the U.S. election, I was in Berlin to discuss a report we are writing on xenophobia and extremism in Germany. In parallel, we watched…
Blog
Welcome Steps on Hungary from the European Community
June 11, 2015
The European community is taking a more active stance against Hungary’s dangerous slide into authoritarianism and extremism. This is a welcome step. Both the European Parliament…
Blog
Washington Week on Human Rights: September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014
Top News ISIS This week, the United States will continue its work to expand the coalition of nations joining in the effort to defeat the Islamic…