GENEVA (20 August 2021)_–On the occasion of International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, UN experts* call on all societies to collectively reject hate and exclusion, and for an end to impunity for violent acts driven by religion or belief. The experts issue the following statement:_ "Since the adoption of the 2019 UN General Assembly’s resolution 73/296 designating 22 August the international day to commemorate the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, the world has faced an alarming escalation…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 20 August 2021. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
