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Description of events organized by mandate holders
On 17 October, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert group meeting on new
information technologies and effects on racial equality at University of California, Los
Angeles. The meeting discussed the most pressing forms and mechanisms of structural
racial discrimination and inequality associated with new information technologies,
including algorithmic discrimination and bias, and automated and interactive machine
decision-making.
On 30 October, the Special Rapporteur organised a side-event on “Reparations and
Human Rights Obligations to Ensure Racial Justice” in the margins of the 74 th session
of the General Assembly.
Special Rapporteur on freedom From 29 April to 1 May 2019, the Special Rapporteur in cooperation with OHCHR
of religion or belief
Bangkok office and the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section organised a subregional workshop in Bangkok on the role of youth as agents of change in building
societies based on respect for the rights to freedom of religion or belief, and freedom of
expression.
From 28 to 30 May 2019, the Special Rapporteur organized a series of consultations on
“antisemitism and its impact on the right to freedom of religion or belief” in Paris,
Vienna and Budapest. The consultation in Paris was organized in partnership with
UNESCO while the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) hosted the
consultation in Vienna. These consultations aimed to identify trends of antisemitism in
Europe, to assess the impact of antisemitism on the rights of Jews and freedom of
religion or belief and to learn about the good practices by the Government and other
stakeholders in addressing antisemitism and religious intolerance. The information
gathered from the consultations contributed to the report presented at the 74th General
Assembly in 2019.
On 27 June 2019, the Special Rapporteur held a consultation on antisemitism and its
impact on freedom of religion or belief in London. The roundtable was hosted by the
All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism with the participation of different
activists, academics and practitioners on the issue.
On 13 September 2019, the Special Rapporteur hosted a workshop on “Freedom of
religion or belief and Gender Equality” at the Ecumenical Centre of the World Council
of Churches. The workshop discussed about the strategies to advance the human rights
of women and LGBTIQ+ while protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief.
Participants shared their perspectives on the use of religion and culture to discriminate
against women and people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Furthermore, they exchanged on experiences in overcoming the stereotypes and
promoting their rights through wide engagement with different stakeholders.
On 18 October 2019, the Special Rapporteur co-organized a side event on “Addressing
and Preventing Antisemitism through Education" at the General Assembly with the
United Nations Department of Global Communications, and UNESCO. The panel
focused on how education, especially human rights and global citizenship education,
can build learners’ resilience to prejudice and violent extremism, sharpen their critical
thinking skills and foster constructive engagement online and off-line.
On 16-17 December, the Special Rapporteur and the Office’s Anti-Racial
Discrimination Section co-organized - jointly with UNESCO, the OSCE-ODIHR and
the World Jewish Congress – an international workshop for policymakers on “the role
of education in addressing anti-Semitism”. The training was based on a guideline for
policy makers on addressing antisemitism through education published by UNESCO
and OSCE ODIHR. Experts shared practical examples that could be adapted in different
national frameworks. On 16 December evening, there was also a public panel
discussion on “Promoting human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination: role of
education” at the Graduate Institute featuring the Deputy High Commissioner, Kate
Gilmore, President of Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and WJC Vice
President, Herbert Winter, and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
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