November 7th , 2020 Ref: IHRCOUNCIL/GEME/2020/188/FMI Statement on 13th session of the Forum on Minority Issues: “"Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities” November 7th , 2020 Ref: IHRCOUNCIL/GEME/2020/188/FMI Statement on 13th session of the Forum on Minority Issues: “"Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities” Thank you Chair for giving us the floor According to the United Nations Resolution 47/135 of December 18 , 1992 ; we see that since the beginning of the Arab Spring in the Middle East has been a new state of approach in many different issues, which took a downward turn and adopted a low convulsive and hostile discourse towards some minority groups in the region whose ideological approach is not in accordance and is leveled with intellectual and religious pluralism superior to the rest Doctrines and political currents. These groups players responded negatively, with their multiple religious and intellectual references, portend that there is a deliberately ignorance on the adoption of non-fearful and dangerous hatred speech . We also noticed a complete absence of effective accountability by the relevant official authorities to deter these actions. Consequently, the first and second paragraphs of Article 1 in addition to the first and second paragraphs of Article 8 of the International Bill of Rights are flagrantly violated. False Media also triggered hate by creating tensions that lead to massacres and hatred among societies and sects, which were serving suspicious projects, no less dangerous than the destructive war itself. As a result, hundreds of thousands of citizens in the East, specifically minorities, have been displaced, deprived of their most basic rights as a result of speeches that have been marketed in media circles calling for their excommunication, killing and abuse. . 154, Raj Chambers, Alibhai Premji Marg, Grant Road, Mumbai / India – 400 007. https://www.ihrc.in/ 1016 West Hollywood Ave, Apt#202 Chicago, IL 60660 United States of America Email: commissioner@ihrc-geneve.org or admin@ihrc.in