by jakeloeffenames | 12 August 2024 | News
Although the Special Adviser recognizes a collective failure to protect populations in numerous cases, Ms. Mô Bleeker also notes progress in implementing the R2P principles. Among other platforms, initiatives and international mechanisms, she highlights GAAMAC as a...
by jakeloeffenames | 4 April 2022 | News
The hate speech rhetoric in Pakistan is a remnant of the colonial legacy which fostered a communal mentality by highlighting religious differences between the Hindus and the Muslims of the subcontinent, also facilitating the rise of far-right religious groups that...
by jakeloeffenames | 21 March 2022 | News
Historical roots of hate speech and violence Constitutionally, India is a secular state; however, Hindus are by far the largest religious group at 80 per cent of the population. Muslims are the largest minority group at 14 per cent of the population, followed by...
by jakeloeffenames | 8 March 2022 | News
Colombia and Guatemala have both emerged from long civil conflicts (1960-2016 and 1960-1996 respectively) in which sexual and gender-based crimes played an integral tactical role. In both countries, the signing of the Peace Accords was positive, but violence in...
by jakeloeffenames | 7 March 2022 | News
Asked whether they think a specific group of people is responsible for spreading COVID-19, 69 per cent of Malaysian respondents positively. Respondents specifically named “Chinese people, returning migrants, foreign tourists, ‘illegal foreigners’, migrant workers and...
