2013-04-18, 23:21
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When former Berlin politician Thilo Sarrazin made critical remarks about Muslim immigrants four years ago, many found them offensive, though prosecutors rejected complaints, citing free speech laws. A UN committee disagrees, however, and has accused Germany of violating an anti-racism convention.
A United Nations committee has reprimanded Germany in strong language, saying that the country had violated an international anti-racism convention.
A United Nations committee has reprimanded Germany in strong language, saying that the country had violated an international anti-racism convention.
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According to the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), however, this constituted a violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, because it failed to conduct an "effective investigation" into the matter.
Turkarna jublar.
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"This is a historic decision," said the TBB Turkish Union, the cultural organization that submitted the case to the committee, in a statment on Thursday. "CERD has determined that Mr. Sarrazin's comments touch on a feeling of racist superiority or racial hatred and contain elements of incitement to racial discrimination."
Ultimatum
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CERD also issued an ultimatum to Germany, giving the country 90 days to inform the committee of the measures it will take to address the committee's opinion. It also recommended that the country "review its policies and procedures in cases of alleged racial discrimination" and widely distribute this information to prosecutors and judicial bodies.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-895247.html