Turk mentioned racial discrimination stays the most typical floor for discrimination, “inflicting actual ache to hundreds of thousands of individuals”.
“Hate speech is spreading unchecked, together with in opposition to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers,” he mentioned.
“Those that propagate hatred have clearly succeeded in sowing mistrust and chaos in our societies.”
However Turk mentioned humanity’s quest for justice and dignity “will all the time prevail over delusional supremacist concepts”.
The UN excessive commissioner for human rights known as for the political will to struggle racial discrimination, “regulate enterprise actions and make on-line areas safer”.
“By questioning our assumptions, verifying information, and studying about historical past and human rights, we will see by the ways of distraction and recognise our shared humanity,” he mentioned.
