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New collaborative initiative to use the global love of sports to combat hate-fueled extremist violence

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Rosenthal's two brothers, David and Cecil Rosenthal, were killed in the 2018 hate-fueled attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue.

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  • Rosenthal's two brothers, David and Cecil Rosenthal, were killed in the 2018 hate-fueled attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue.
  • That attack by a heavily armed gunman led to the deaths of 11 worshipers and constituted the deadliest antisemitic act in U.S. history.
  • About the Eradicate Hate Global Summit: The Summit is the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world.
  • To access the entire "Game Plan" of the U.N. & Eradicate Hate Global Summit Sports Working Group, click here.

CJA, IHRDA, AND DEBEVOISE FILE LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT AGAINST LIBERIA IN WEST AFRICAN COURT FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR MASSACRE OF SIX HUNDRED CIVILIANS

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"It's high time that Liberia finally conduct effective investigations and prosecute civil wars era human rights violations and atrocities."

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  • "It's high time that Liberia finally conduct effective investigations and prosecute civil wars era human rights violations and atrocities."
  • The IHRDA is a panAfrican non-governmental organization (NGO) working to promote awareness of human rights in Africa and improve the effectiveness of the African Human Rights system.
  • The three pillars of IHRDA's work are litigation, capacity-building and information sharing about the African human rights system.
  • IHRDA envisions an African continent where all have access to justice via national, African and international human rights mechanisms.

AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute Partners with UN on New Policy for Combating Holocaust and Genocide Denial

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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the publication by the UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, of a new policy paper on combating Holocaust and genocide denial.

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  • NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the publication by the UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, of a new policy paper on combating Holocaust and genocide denial.
  • The paper was produced in collaboration with AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI).
  • "Holocaust denial is rooted in antisemitism," emphasizes Nderitu in the policy paper's foreword, adding that her office is also "extremely worried about the increasingly frequent distortions of the Holocaust's scope and intentionality."
  • engage with government officials, encouraging them to condemn Holocaust distortion and denial.