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Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on rising hate speech and incitement in Democratic Republic of Congo
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I am very concerned about the rise in ethnic-based hate speech and incitement to violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu as well as...
Occupied Gaza Strip: UN Committee calls for immediate ceasefire and urges end to hate speech amid fears of broader conflict
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GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Alarmed by the scale of violence and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the occupied Gaza Strip and fearing the prospects of a broader conflict, the UN Committee on...
In Dialogue with Kuwait, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the State’s Support for Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Issues Concerning Xenophobic Hate Speech and the Resumption of Executions
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kuwait on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...
In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...
Comment by UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, raising alarm on killings of people fleeing El Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan
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Interviews with people who have fled El-Geneina, West Darfur, into Adre in Chad have revealed horrifying accounts of armed “Arab” militia backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killing people...
UN Human Rights Chief: Hate speech has no place in our world
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GENEVA (16 June 2023) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on everyone to work together to build a more respectful and civil world, and for effective action to end hate...
Detention of followers of the minority Baha’i faith
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The detention by the de facto authorities in Sana’a (a.k.a Huthis or Ansar Allah) of a group of followers of the minority Baha’i faith and a subsequent sermon by Shamseddin Sharafeddin, the Mufti in...
Denmark failed to take effective measures against art exhibition curating racist hate speech, UN Committee finds
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Denmark failed to take effective measures against racist hate speech by discontinuing its investigation about an art exhibition showing racist hate images, the UN Committee on the Elimination of...
Freedom of speech is not freedom to spread racial hatred on social media: UN experts
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GENEVA (06 January 2023) – UN experts said today that a sharp increase in the use of the racist “N” word on Twitter after its recent acquisition highlights the urgent need for a deeper level of...