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renamed to honour Nazi collaborators. It also provided information about the alleged
destruction and vandalization of historical monuments.
75.
In its submission, the Jewish Culture Support Foundation also welcomed General
Assembly resolution 79/160.
Justice for All
76.
Justice for All reported a rise in violence and discrimination against Muslims, as the
largest religious minority in India. Examples of repressive and discriminatory laws and
policies cited were citizenship laws, restrictions on interfaith marriage and halal products,
normalization of hate speech, and media manipulation.
77.
While Muslims were reportedly the main targets of attacks, Justice for All, in its
submission, reported that other religious minorities, including Christians and Sikhs, had also
faced increasing attacks. It also reported that Dalit and Adivasi persons continued to face
discrimination. Many of these acts of violence were reportedly instigated through hate
speech, including by political and ideological leaders, and it was reported in the submission
that law enforcement authorities had frequently failed to intervene during incidents of
violence.
Light & Memoria Foundation
78.
The Light & Memoria Foundation reported that extremist groups were increasingly
using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms to spread antisemitic, racist and
xenophobic ideologies. In its submission, it also reported that AI-generated deepfakes and
voice clones, including videos of Adolf Hitler speaking English, had gone viral, gaining
millions of views. In its submission, it reported that platforms such as TikTok, X, Instagram
and YouTube had seen a rise in such content, often embedded with hate symbols or messages
that glorified Nazi figures. It asserted that these technologies made hate propaganda more
immersive, harder to detect, and more widely disseminated.
79.
It reported, in its submission, a 138 per cent increase in cyber hate crimes in Canada
between 2018 and 2022, solidifying digital platforms as key spaces for the spread of hate
speech and extremist content. It reported that 82 per cent of these cases were violent cyber
hate crimes, with offences including threats and hate-motivated harassment. The submission
also provided information about measures taken in Canada to combat hate, to reinforce
historical truth and to counter extremist narratives.
Mexico City Human Rights Commission
80.
The Mexico City Human Rights Commission reported a rise in neo-Nazi and
supremacist expressions since 2022, seen in hate content and Holocaust denial on social
media; public events promoting Nazi ideology; and the normalization of such expressions in
public discourse, including the use of swastikas in vandalism, hate speech against political
candidates, and trivialization of feminism through Nazi comparisons. In its submission, the
Commission reported growing xenophobia in Mexico City, especially against Haitian and
Colombian migrants, and xenophobic rhetoric linking migration with crime. It reported that
despite legal advances, discrimination against transgender and non-binary persons persisted,
and had found new spaces for dissemination, particularly online and in political discourse.
The submission noted high rates of violence, including the murder of 10 women every day;
and in 2023, there were reportedly 59 trans femicides and 87 murders of LGBTTTIQA+
persons.
81.
The submission provided information about anti-discrimination measures, including
the federal framework, local anti-discrimination councils, suspensions of neo-Nazi events,
and the creation of specialized prosecution units. The Commission asserted that online hate
speech remained underregulated, with a limited response from both the public and the private
sectors.
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