NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hudson Institute and the Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust today announced an historic conference targeting manifestations of racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance at the United Nations. The conference will coincide with the highly controversial UN event known as "Durban III." Organizers were galvanized, according to Anne Bayefsky, a Senior Fellow of the Hudson Institute and Director of the Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, after learning that "Americans will be mourning the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 at the same time as the United Nations will appear to be legitimizing the kind of intolerance that drives terrorism itself. Durban III" is intended to "commem...
During the last election cycle, many Republicans campaigning for state and national office pledged to focus their attention on economic concerns. But a recent proposal targeting immigrants shows it hasn't taken long for some Tennessee lawmakers to stray from those issues. In a hastily organized press conference Feb. 16, Rep. Joe Carr, R- Lascassas, and three state senators announced their new, Arizona- inspired plan to fight the undocumented immigrants living among us. Carr apparently had no time to read a Vanderbilt University poll released a week earlier that indicated Tennesseans are much more concerned with the economy and jobs than they are with immigration
Religious freedom is one element of human rights that has received considerable attention in international forum. Some scholars and diplomats believe that the current resolutions have legal sufficiency to protect religious freedoms. An analysis of the resolutions already in force, and in particular, of The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination, reveals that the 1981 Declaration may already have some legal effect to require member nations to protect religious freedoms. This paper argues that a new treaty is not warranted at this time and that it would be more fruitful to strengthen current mechanisms in order to protect religious freedom. Advocates for religious freedom would be better served by concentrating on building up the political and moral ...
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Conference organizers announced today that Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, the Honorable Jason Kenney, will be among the speakers addressing a day-long event in New York City on September 22nd challenging the use of the United Nations as a platform for anti-Semitism and intolerance at the highly controversial event known as "Durban III." The conference, hosted by the Hudson Institute and the Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, will coincide with the UN meeting planned to "commemorate" the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration -- which charges Israel and only Israel with racism. It was Minister Kenney who announced last November that Canada would be the first country to...
Prejudice and discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual students, faculty, and staff on college campuses is an important issue that demands attention. Intolerance for the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) community is often intensified by a lack of knowledge and understanding between heterosexuals and the LGB community, a problem that could be solved by successful programming that includes both communities. Research indicates that there are some programs at public universities that seem to be effective in supporting the LGB community, but very few programs exist on religiously affiliated college campuses that address this concern. This qualitative study examines the steps taken by one Roman Catholic university to address this issue. Twenty participants of the "Rainbow Educator" pro...
With the priority of focusing on a preferential option for the poor, including an allegedly "unprecedented rural development project," he proclaimed, "we intend to correct intolerance, discrimination, inequality and the absence of solidarity." A few months ago, his attempts to eliminate corporate tax loopholes, as well as now repudiated accusations Unking him to the murder of prominent lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, provoked thousands of angry members of the middle and upper classes to the streets demanding his resignation.
Is it our imagination, or are gluten intolerance, and dietary disorders in general, increasingly in the news? Does this mean they're on the rise? The answers are yes and yes, according to experts.
NEW YORK - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States - all ahead of a 9/ 11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities. Their goal is not only to protect Muslims, but also to prevent them from retaliating if provoked. One Sept. 11 protest in New York against the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is expected to feature Geert Wilders, the aggressively anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker. The same day in Gainesville, Fla., the Dove World Outreach Center plans to burn copies of the Quran.
If Air Force officials wanted to address charges of religious intolerance at its academy seriously, its report Wednesday was the perfect opportunity. The best officials could muster, however, was an ineffectual statement that does little justice to the gravity of the issue and stands in stark contrast to independent investigations that uncovered worrisome problems at the academy. Instead of forcefully condemning instances of Christianity forced on cadets, the Pentagon-commissioned inquiry danced around the issue. Veiled in subdued language, the report found no "overt religious discrimination" at the academy, saying that religious favoritism and prejudice were rare and due to intangible causes such as "a lack of awareness" about how faculty should behave.
The holiday season brings out the best in people: kindness, generosity and hope for the new year. Unfortunately, for a small but strident group of malcontents, it is the season to engage in public displays of anti-religious bigotry that borders on hate speech. In Santa Monica, atheists were granted 18 of 21 plots in a public park allotted for holiday displays and have erected signs mocking religion. In the Wisconsin Statehouse, a sign informs visitors, "Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." A video that has gone viral on YouTube shows denizens of Occupy D.C. spewing gratuitous hatred at a couple who dared to appropriate a small patch of McPherson Square to set up a living Nativity scene. "Is that legal?" one member of the illegal encampment asks ...
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