AFTERNOON
15 March 2021
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who echoed the words of the Secretary-General that the world faces a veritable tsunami of hatred and xenophobia. He said a treaty was needed to regulate hate speech in social media, and this must in particular focus on the most prevalent and harmful forms of hate – and that was hate against minorities.
Presenting his thematic report on hate speech, social media and minorities, Mr. de Varennes said hate speech in social media was spreading and increasing. “And we at the United Nations and in many countries may be failing in not naming and tackling this evil”. Where disaggregated data was available on hate speech in social media or on hate crimes, approximately 70 per cent or more of those targeted tended to belong to minorities. The Holocaust did not start with the gas chambers, it started with hate speech against a mi
Joint NGO Statement to Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
46th Session
Your Excellency,
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, call on your government to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council. We also urge your government to use this opportunity to voice concern at the grave and systematic violations of human rights reported by the Special Rapporteur, and to call on Iranian authorities to put an end to the endemic impunity that surrounds these violations.
Iran: Joint Letter - Call for the Renewal of the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran article19.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from article19.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Problem of Ramseyer s Article on Buraku: from the Perspective of Human Rights and Non-Discrimination minorityrights.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from minorityrights.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Sri Lanka and holds Interactive Dialogue on Nicaragua
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her report on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, and then held an interactive dialogue on her annual report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua.
Michelle Bachelet, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented her report A/HRC/46/20 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, and heard the response of Sri Lanka as a concerned country, in a previous meeting, and a summary can be found here.