The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a body of the Council of Europe, expresses its concern in its annual report, published today, about “hostile” speeches towards refugees by “political officials” and the rise of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim actions after October 7. “We found numerous cases of public discourse using the threat of an alleged Islamization of European societies for purely electoral purposes,” ECRI president Bertil Cottier of Switzerland, who is also an emeritus professor of law at the University of Lausanne, told a press conference. “The risk is particularly high during election campaign periods. Self-regulation of political officials and the media is essential and they must be held accountable when they cross red lines,” he insisted. The authors of the report also welcome the “remarkable efforts being developed” to receive the “displaced persons of Ukraine”, but express their regret about the “significant differences observed” in the quality of the reception offered to refugees and other persons […]
Source: News Beast
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