GENEVA (17 April 2020) – Antisemitic hate speech has risen alarmingly since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis and must be rejected, said the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed. "I am extremely concerned to see that certain religious leaders and politicians continue to exploit the challenging times during this pandemic to spread hatred against Jews and other minorities," Shaheed said. "We must collectively reject antisemitism and other forms of intolerance and discrimination now."
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 17 April 2020. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
