Lois anti-blasphème pour mieux persécuter
Lois antiblasphème pour mieux persécuterJoelle Fiss 14 janv. 2015Voir l’article complet
“Anti-blasphemy laws: a tool of repression threatening the entire world”
"Anti-blasphemy laws: a tool of repression threatening the entire world"Joelle Fiss 12 janv. 2015 The terrorist attack against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo reminds us of overreactions we have seen abroad, where jihadists have been known to kill...
What is Particular and What is Universal in the Jewish People?
What is Particular and What is Universal in the Jewish People?Joelle Fiss 1 mai 2014Does the Jewish people have distinct characteristics or are its traits universal? Where does the tension between its Particularism and Universalism lie? Raising the idea of “tension”...
Tayyip Erdogan U.S. Visit: Obama Must Confront Turkish Ally On Human Rights Abuses
Tayyip Erdogan U.S. Visit: Obama Must Confornt Turkish Ally On Human Rights AbusesJoelle Fiss 16 mai 2013On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Washington, D.C., to meet with President Barack Obama. Among a range of security issues, the focus...
Literary report of the Second Annual Conference on Islam and Democracy
Literary report of the Second Annual Conference on Islam and DemocracyJoelle Fiss 30 mars 2013Under the framework of further shedding light on the transformations the Arab World is witnessing, whiletaking into great consideration the international experiences of...
OIC Head Takes Global Blasphemy Ban Off the Table, Member Nations Pursue Policy
OIC Head Takes Global Blasphemy Ban Off the Table, Member Nations Pursue PolicyJoelle Fiss 17 oct. 2012Washington, DC – Human Rights First today welcomed the statement by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),...
HRF’s Joelle Fiss: UN Reaffirms Commitment to End Religious Intolerance
HRF's Joelle Fiss: UN Reaffirms Commitment to End Religious IntoleranceJoelle Fiss 23 mars 2012Joelle Fiss, at the UN Human Rights Council, on combating religious intolerance while upholding free speech (March 2012).
U.N. Tackles Religious Intolerance without Limiting Free Speech
U.N. Tackles Religious Intolerance without Limiting Free SpeechJoelle Fiss 20 déc. 2011Myth vs. Reality on U.S. Engagement with Islamic States Yesterday, in an historic vote, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on combating religious...
Defusing the defamation issue
Defusing the defamation issueJoelle Fiss 25 mars 2011 In the last few years, it had become a recurring, and thoroughly depressing, event in the diplomatic calendar. In the United Nations General Assembly and the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC), Muslim...
The Budapest Times
The Budapest TimesJoelle Fiss 31 oct. 2010 Hungary's Roma have long experienced widespread discrimination and violence. Here is what the Hungarian government should do about it. See the complete article
Durban II : ironies et contradictions
Durban II : ironies et contradictionsJoelle Fiss 1 sept 2009 La conférence Durban II reste fade. Elle n’a pas éclaté en mille morceaux, mais elle n’a pas bâti une solide fondation pour lutter contre le racisme non plus. Zéro-zéro. Autrement dit, ex-aequo, tant pour...
“Les débris de Durban, cinq ans plus tard”
“Les débris de Durban, cinq ans plus tard”Joelle Fiss 1 sept 2006 Il y a cinq ans, une cinquantaine de juifs sont arrivés à Durban, en Afrique du Sud pour participer à une Conférence mondiale contre le Racisme organisée par les Nations Unies. Ironie du sort, c’est...