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OSCE Advocates "Gender Mainstreaming" to Counter Terror
November 30, 2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently held a meeting in Vienna on how governments should develop “gender-sensitive and human rights compliant responses," including through "gender mainstreaming," to counter "violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism."
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EU Agency: "Hate Speech" Is Driver of Migrant Intolerance
November 30, 2016
A report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) identifies "hate speech" as a type of "hate crime incident" to be addressed by broader action by EU member states, as such speech, according to the FRA, is a major driver of intolerance against migrants in the bloc.
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Court Acquits "Shariah Police" Group in German City
November 30, 2016
Deutsche Welle reports that a German court's acquittal of a group of men in the city of Wuppertal wearing "Shariah Police" uniforms and instructing people not to drink alcohol or listen to music has laid bare tensions in the country, and others in which such uniforms have appeared, over the clash between sharia law and Western culture.
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CoE Body: UK Media Fuels Anti-Muslim Prejudice
November 29, 2016
Journalist Yves Mamou writes that the Council of Europe's Commission Against Racism and Intolerance has released a report warning that the British media's association of those who commit acts of jihadi terror with Islam generates anti-Muslim sentiment in the UK and calling on British authorities to establish measures to counter such "incitement to hatred."
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Lego Cites "Hate Speech" in Halting Newspaper Ads
November 29, 2016
Under pressure from social media campaigners decrying stories in The Daily Mail they say incite violence and hatred toward migrants and others, Danish toy company Lego has agreed to stop running advertisements in the British tabloid newspaper because of its alleged promotion of "hatred, discrimination and demonisation."
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