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UNiting Against Hate: A new series from UN Podcasts

·December 7, 2022·1 min read

Tendayi Achiume, an independent UN human rights expert, who monitors racism and related intolerance, worries that in recent years there has been an “unleashing” of formerly marginal kinds of discourse. from anti-Semitism, to anti-black racism, and Islamophobia. “Divisions and problems at a global and planetary level are all interconnected, and...

Cambodia: In visit to genocide museum, UN chief warns of the dangers of hate and persecution |

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·November 14, 2022·3 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, memorial site of the infamous S-21 interrogation and detention centre under the bloody regime, which lasted from 1975 to 1979. ‘An essential reminder’ It is estimated that up to 18,000 people from across Cambodia were brought to the facility, located...

Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech |

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·August 12, 2022·3 min read

21-year-old Dima El-Awar stands in front of the camera with confidence and ease. In addition to being a good speaker, a skill that every journalist attempts to master, Dima is keen on promoting positive speech and accurate information. Coming from Falougha, a small village in Mount Lebanon, Ms. El-Awar was...

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears |

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·June 22, 2022·4 min read

Beginning her briefing with a wider perspective, Wairimu Nderitu said that hateful and contentious narratives that form in the wake of growing hostility, violence and discrimination, could have a “devastating impact” on societies at large. “We saw it in the lead up to the Holocaust, in Rwanda in 1994” and...

Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres |

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·June 18, 2022·2 min read

“It promotes racism, xenophobia and misogyny; it dehumanizes individuals and communities; and it has a serious impact on our efforts to promote peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development,” underscored Secretary-General António Guterres. Dangerous words He explained that words can be weaponized and cause physical harm. The escalation from...