PARIS – France’s ethnic minorities are trapped in social and economic “ghettos” because of an “insidious racism” tolerated by French politicians, a senior UN envoy warned Friday, September 28. “Racism is alive, insidious and clearly targeted at those ‘visible’ minorities of immigrant heritage, the majority of whom are French citizens,” UN independent expert on minority…
By Luigi Ferrarella Milan – “The mere insertion” of the name of a person “on the so-called blacklists” of suspected financiers of international Islamic terrorism, compiled by the UN and the Council of the European Union, along the lines of what the United States has done after the Twin Towers massacre of 11 September 2001,…
Better Human Rights Protections Needed in National Security Removal Cases:The lack of safeguards in France’s policy of expelling foreign residents with alleged links to violent extremism undermines human rights and alienates communities whose cooperation is critical to the fight against terrorism, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In France and other European…
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that Bosnian refugees living in Slovenia have a difficult time integrating in the country. Groups with special needs are often overlooked when there re mass refugee movements, and those who are above the age of 60 have a much harder time adapting than young and middle-aged refugees. Among…
For the first time Austria has named a public place after a Muslim. The entrance to UN-City in Vienna will be named “Muhammad-Asad-Platz in spring. City officials declared that their decision should symbolize that Vienna is multicultural and a city which had always had Muslim life.
