UN rights chief urges comprehensive action against religious hatred and discrimination

UN rights chief urges comprehensive action against religious hatred and discrimination

Speaking before a panel of experts at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Volker Türk underscored the importance of strengthening social cohesion and increasing respect, with a particular focus on the role of social media. “Social media platforms have a clear responsibility to combat online hate speech that may lead to real-world discrimination…

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World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua

World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua

That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed Countries. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add value to their economic output,…

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Illegal religious activities in the society should be controlled, Chinese president

Illegal religious activities in the society should be controlled, Chinese president

Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his visit to Xinjiang that illegal religious activities should be controlled in the society. Xi Jinping visited the Xinjiang region and said that the United States and the United Nations have been accusing Xinjiang of human rights violations. He said that social stability should always be given priority, stability…

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Conference titled 'Development of Religious Minorities is Development of Countries' in Italy

Conference titled ‘Development of Religious Minorities is Development of Countries’ in Italy

The Ambassador of Pakistan said that the issues of religious minorities should be discussed and that is the reason why we are here today. A conference was held at the Prime Minister’s House in Italy under the title ‘The development of religious minorities is the development of countries’. In this conference held on July 13,…

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