The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a...

GENEVA (17 October 2019) – Antisemitism is toxic to democracy and poses a threat to all societies if left unaddressed, warned the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 11 October 2019 Subject: Germany / Synagogue attack Germany / Synagogue attack We echo the Secretary...

The report identifies violence, discrimination and expressions of hostility motivated by antisemitism as a serious obstacle to the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 17 August 2019 Hate speech, anti-Semitism, and racial discrimination in sports were also discussed Roma’s access to education, employment, and...

14 August 2019 - Anti-Semitism and the situation of Roma and people of African descent were among issues raised by Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 28 May 2019 We condemn the rise in anti-Semitic incidents taking place in a number of European...

Arabic GENEVA (29 April 2019) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto authorities in Sana’a to quash immediately the death sentence against Hamid Kamali bin Haydara, a follower of the Bahá...

Antisemitism; colonialism; Durban declaration; fellowship programme; neo-Nazism; people of African descent; police brutality; racial discrimination; racial prejudice and incitement to racial hatred; racial justice and equality