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| UN chief issues warning on the rise of fascism | UN chief issues warning on the rise of fascism |
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| Human rights are at risk of “unravelling” under unprecedented pressure and the “rhetoric of fascism” is being normalised, the United Nations has warned. | Human rights are at risk of “unravelling” under unprecedented pressure and the “rhetoric of fascism” is being normalised, the United Nations has warned. |
| The UN’s human rights chief Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad also described 2016 as a “disastrous year”. | |
| Ahead of the International Human Rights Day on Saturday, the speech gave a thinly veiled assessment of conflicts in the Middle East and of the wave of anti-immigration politics. | |
| “2016 has been a disastrous year for human rights across the globe,” Mr Zeid said. “If the growing erosion of the carefully constructed system of human rights and rule of law continues to gather momentum, ultimately everyone will suffer.” | “2016 has been a disastrous year for human rights across the globe,” Mr Zeid said. “If the growing erosion of the carefully constructed system of human rights and rule of law continues to gather momentum, ultimately everyone will suffer.” |
| Mr Zeid, the United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights, referenced the war in Syria. | |
| An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011 and around one million of them have requested asylum in Europe. | An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011 and around one million of them have requested asylum in Europe. |
| He said it had unleashed a massive refugee crisis, extremist movements that are subjecting people to “horrific violence”, climate change, discrimination and “yawning economic disparities”. | He said it had unleashed a massive refugee crisis, extremist movements that are subjecting people to “horrific violence”, climate change, discrimination and “yawning economic disparities”. |
| The Jordanian warned that the failure of many leaders to deal with such issues has pushed many to turn to “the siren voices exploiting fears, sowing disinformation and division, and making alluring promises they cannot fulfil”. | The Jordanian warned that the failure of many leaders to deal with such issues has pushed many to turn to “the siren voices exploiting fears, sowing disinformation and division, and making alluring promises they cannot fulfil”. |
| His comments follow the 23 June Brexit vote, the surprise US election of Donald Trump and the defeat of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s referendum on constitution change. | His comments follow the 23 June Brexit vote, the surprise US election of Donald Trump and the defeat of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s referendum on constitution change. |
| All have been claimed, including by former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, as victories for anti-establishment populism. | All have been claimed, including by former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, as victories for anti-establishment populism. |
| Hate crimes have spiked dramatically after the 70-year-old billionaire tycoon's 8 November election triumph. | Hate crimes have spiked dramatically after the 70-year-old billionaire tycoon's 8 November election triumph. |
| ”In some parts of Europe, and in the United States, anti-foreigner rhetoric full of unbridled vitriol and hatred, is proliferating to a frightening degree, and is increasingly unchallenged,“ said Mr Zeid. | ”In some parts of Europe, and in the United States, anti-foreigner rhetoric full of unbridled vitriol and hatred, is proliferating to a frightening degree, and is increasingly unchallenged,“ said Mr Zeid. |
| ”The rhetoric of fascism is no longer confined to a secret underworld of fascists, meeting in ill-lit clubs or on the 'deep net'. | ”The rhetoric of fascism is no longer confined to a secret underworld of fascists, meeting in ill-lit clubs or on the 'deep net'. |
| “It is becoming part of normal daily discourse.” | “It is becoming part of normal daily discourse.” |
| During her tour of the Gulf, Theresa May has dined with the leaders of the human rights abusing countries of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. | During her tour of the Gulf, Theresa May has dined with the leaders of the human rights abusing countries of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. |