Bosnia Football Herzegovina National Team
Tolerance and Non-Discrimination
Intolerance and discrimination persist in every one of the OSCE participating states -- every one of them, including my own. Sometimes, they manifest themselves in the form of words: expressions of hatred against Roma, or Jews or Muslims. Other times, they show themselves in the form of actions, such as violent attacks by skinheads against individuals from minority groups.In the face of manifestations of intolerance, authorities have certain responsibilities. First and foremost, they must speak out against intolerance and condemn those who discriminate in word or action. This year there was a swift, clear, and admirable response by the Romanian Government to General Mircea Chelaru's participation in unveiling a bust of Marshal Io ... [Read More]
Report on Global Anti-Semitism
January 5, 2005 Executive Summary I. Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries. Taken to its most far-reaching and violent extreme, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews and the suffering of countless others. Subtler, less vile forms of anti-Semitism have disrupted lives, decimated religious communities, created social and political cleavages, and complicated relations between countries as well as the work of international organizations. For an increasingly interdependent world, anti-Semitism is an intolerable burden. The increasing frequency and severity of anti-Semitic incidents since the start of the 21st century, particularly in Europe, has compelled the international com ... [Read More]
Secretary Rice: Remarks to the Annual Convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors
One of the important levers that we have in the Balkans is that we want to look to a day when the Balkans are integrated into European structures. Now, that means that you have to have further democratization in Serbia. It means that you have to have a solution for Kosovo. It means that Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is moving fairly effectively in this way, has to continue that progress. It means that we have to wrap up the war criminals that the international tribunal is trying to try. ... [Read More]
Excerpts: Anti-Semitism in Europe Increases in Recent Years - US Department of State
The 1947 Law Against Neo-Nazi Activity ("Verbotsgesetz") prohibits any form of neoNazism and anti-Semitism and any type of activity in the spirit of National Socialism. In particular, it bans National Socialist or neo-Nazi organizations, and prohibits incitement to neo-Nazi activity, as well as the glorification or praise of National Socialist ideology. It also prohibits public denial, belittlement, approval, or justification of National Socialist crimes, including the Holocaust. The Criminal Code prohibits public incitement to hostile acts, insult, or contempt against a church or religious society, or public incitement against a group based on race, nationality, or ethnicity, if that incitement could pose a danger to the public order. The Government strictly enforces its anti-neo-Nazi legislation and provides police protection for Jewish community institutions. During the reporting period, the country implemented the EU antidiscrimination guidelines. ... [Read More]
2002
The head of an international charitable organization in the Chicago area was arrested on charges of perjury "for allegedly lying in Federal Court documents about links to international terrorism," according to a statement from the office of the U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Illinois April 30. Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, Enaam M. Arnaout, the executive director of Benevolence International Foundation (BIF), an international charity organization based in Palos Hills, Illinois, was arrested on April 30 in his home in south suburban Justice, said the statement. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald charged that Arnaout had ties with Osama bin Laden, and that BIF had provided logistical support to al Qaeda. ... [Read More]
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