Press Release 20th June 2015
International Refugee Day – 20th June
To mark International Refugee Day, UNITED is publishing an updated edition of its List of Deaths, a new website and an interactive map. We call on you to protest against the fatal policies of Fortress Europe that lead to the deaths of desperate people looking for safe refuge.
During the latest UNITED conference “Overcome All Borders”, 4-9 May, Malaga (Spain), HOPE not Hate researcher Matthew Collins was interviewed about his past as a former member of the neofascist British National Party.
STRASBOURG, VIENNA and WARSAW – 20 March 2015 – The most effective way to counter hate speech is to reinforce the values of democracy and human rights that it threatens, the heads of three intergovernmental human rights institutions said today in a joint statement on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of… Read more »
Diversity! It improves our culture, it strengthens our companies, it makes our economy more resilient, and it adjusts our perspective on reality. It drives us to think broader and to respect our differences. Diversity has the power to make society better.
— Call for submissions — — Deadline today — — Forwarded mail from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, — — For more information refer to http://www.un.org/en/events/africandescentdecade/ — A Forum for People of African Descent will start in 2015. We invite you to get involved in making it a successful platform to… Read more »
– International UNITED Conference near Malaga, Spain, 4-9 May 2015 – Deadline 1 March 2015- – International UNITED Study Session in Strasbourg, France, 6-13 April 2015 – Deadline 26 February 2015 – Dear colleagues and friends, UNITED for Intercultural Action invites your organisation to nominate either for – the UNITED Conference near Malaga… Read more »
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is now preparing the 2014 hate crime reporting, which will be launched on 16 November 2015, International Tolerance Day. We would be grateful for your contribution to this process.
(Re)Act for equal opportunities online and offline UNITED for Intercultural Action invites your organisation to nominate for a special study session at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg from 6 Apr to 13 Apr 2015, in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The session aims to train 35 young NGO representatives, willing… Read more »
Diversity!
It enriches our cultures, our societies, our economies. It drives us to think broader and respect our differences. Diversity has the power to make society better. That’s why we say: Lets stand hand in hand for diversity!
This conference took place from 4 to 9 May 2015 and focused on the intolerance migrants face in Europe with an emphasis on the scapegoating reaction to migration at Southern European borders. The aim of this conference was to create ideas, vision, and strategies to counter this intolerance and the lack of a strong and humane political vision.
