Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers

Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers

That’s the message from the group of eight experts, including Ashwini K.P., the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, who urged Greece on Wednesday to investigate alleged violations against asylum-seekers. They said that they were “particularly concerned” by the failure of the country’s security personnel and coast guard to provide “prompt and effective” assistance…

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Home Secretary's statement about citizens of Pakistani origin is racist, Saeeda Warsi

Home Secretary’s statement about citizens of Pakistani origin is racist, Saeeda Warsi

The British Home Minister’s statement regarding the British Pakistanis has started raising voices from the ruling party. In this regard, British Tory Baroness Saeeda Warsi termed the Home Secretary’s statement as racist and said that she supports the letter in which the Home Secretary’s comments were described as racist. Saida Warsi further said that she…

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Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a statement issued under the Committee’s early warning and urgent action procedure. The mechanism aims at considering situations that may escalate into conflicts with a view to taking preventive actions to avoid full-scale violations…

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