On On August 4, a Geneva-based U.N. panel questioned whether Russia is doing enough to combat racism, while human rights groups said the government is partly to blame for a rise in hate crime, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Data from Amnesty International and a U.N. investigator showed that the number of racist attacks in Russia has increased since 2002, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racism said. The U.N. panel expressed additional concern that mainstream publishing houses and media outlets in Russia, as well as the Internet promote racist views. The government does not compile figures on racist attacks, AP noted and cited the Moscow-based Sova Information-Analytical Center to the effect that at least 85 people were killed and almost 600 injured in racially motivated attacks last year.

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Новый информационный ресурс для размещения оперативной информации о ситуации в сфере противодействия расизму, ксенофобии и нетерпимости в Украине «XenoDocuments»: http://www.xenodocuments.org.ua/ - был открыт Международной Амнистией в Украине при поддержке Международного Фонда «Відродження».

Целевой аудиторией сайта стали правозащитные организации, гражданские активисты и журналисты, заинтересованные в получении достоверной и постоянно обновляемой информации по этой теме.

На сайте представлены информационный материалы двух типов:

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Уже четвертый год подряд российские студенты
- победители международного конкурса
работ о Холокосте представляют свои доклады
в штаб-квартире ЮНЕСКО в Париже.

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It was announce within the meeting of the Ukrainian experts with experts of Consultative Committee of the Framework convention on protection of national minorities rights which took place on 9 April 2008 in MinJust. The results of this visit will be summarized in the report in June 2008.

CE experts were informed about joint agreement of MinJust, MOI and SCNR to implement in Ukraine educational project on xenophobia and racism. This project will include several components. In particular - workshops for Ukrainian judges on racism legal determination.

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4 апреля студенты Киевского Политехнического Института вместе с левыми антифашистскими активистами выйдут, чтобы не допустить очередного расистского марша на территории крупнейшего украинского вуза.

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The Coalition Against Hate received recognition as UCSJ leaders briefed the congressional joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission) both on the coalition, the current status of hate crimes in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and the importance of the impunity of hate crimes to assessing rule of law and to the conduct of foreign policy.

UN racism rapporteur Doudou Diene, another witness, concluded, "There is an unmistakable resurgence in racist violence conducted, primarily, but not exclusively, by neo-Nazi groups."

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Those among our human rights activists, who were disappointed that Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice failed to meet with many NGO activists recently in Moscow, will be heartened by a strong message just issued by the State Department's top Russian expert.

An article by Thom Shanker in today's New York Times begins:

WASHINGTON, May 31 — A top Russia expert at the State Department issued an unusually sharp public criticism on Thursday of Moscow’s behavior under President Vladimir V. Putin, describing the Kremlin as bullying its neighbors while silencing political opponents and suppressing individual rights at home.

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The latest issue of Bigotry Monitor came out last Friday. Incase you haven't had a chance to read it, please do.

The issues that come out after Hitler's birthday always seem to filled with more stories of violence than the other issues. For back issues, please visit UCSJ's Bigotry Monitor Archive.

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Here's this week's Bigotry Monitor. If you'd like to be directly subscribed to our Bigotry Monitor newsletter, please see the information contained at the bottom of the issue. It will provide you with everything you need to know to un/subscribe.

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