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#HotTake: Every #human should be entitled by international #law to free, unseizeable #ID documents in the form of a travel #passport to evidence their #identity and have #FreedomOfMovement as well as a chance to #flee.

Why?

"A pig's head was placed at the entrance of a #Jewish #Holocaust memorial site in #Apolda, eastern #Germany, over the weekend. The incident has drawn sharp condemnation and is being investigated as a #hatecrime.

“There is no place for #antisemitism in Apolda, in #Thuringia, or anywhere in Germany,” said Mayor Mario Voigt, a member of the conservative party.

Apolda, located about 45 kilometers from Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, is a stronghold of the far-right Alternative for Germany (#AfD) party, which secured nearly 33% of the vote in recent elections. The party achieved similar support in Apolda itself."

ynetnews.com/article/hjkga7d81

ynetnews · Pig's head placed at entrance to Holocaust memorial site in GermanyBy Zeev Avrahami

A 39 year-old #racist Marine named Patrick Thomas Egan was arrested for a #HateCrime in Grand Junction, #Colorado after he followed in his own car and violently assaulted a TV reporter in a station car - just because of the color of his skin. He ‘justified’ his attack by saying “This is Trump’s #America now!” huffpost.com/entry/colorado-ma

“All hate begins as self-hate.” - Dalai Lama

#IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething
#DoNotCollaborateWithFascists

HuffPost · Colorado Man Accused Of Attacking Reporter, Saying 'This Is Trump's America Now'By AP

Two months ago, @nullagent was brutally attacked at a #protest in #Seattle. The attacker and accomplices have not been apprehended and, unsurprisingly, the legal system has done nothing to pursue the racist #lynchmob responsible.

We've raised about 10% of what we need to take this case to court. Our best chance at justice is to reach the $50k goal by the end of the year.

Your donations make a world of difference!

chuffed.org/project/114004-sup

"12 college students charged with hate crimes after assault in Maryland"

apnews.com/article/salisbury-u

"A dozen students at a university on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been arrested after they lured a man to an off-campus apartment, beat him up and called him a homophobic slur, according to local police.

In addition to assault and false imprisonment, the 12 young men are facing hate crime charges for allegedly targeting the assault victim because he’s gay..."

In #landmark ruling, #SouthKorea #court recognises #misogyny as motive for #hatecrime ⚖️👏
"appellate court ruled tt an assault on a female convenience store clerk by a man in South Gyeongsang province, who was allegedly motivated by her short haircut, constituted a #misogynistic hate #crime.. defendant repeatedly declared ‘feminists deserve to be hit’ while attacking the female clerk & questioned the intervening male victim by asking ‘why aren’t you siding w a fellow man?"
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asi

The Straits Times · In landmark ruling, South Korea court recognises misogyny as motive for hate crimeThe ruling was made in the case of a man who attacked a female convenience store clerk over her short hair. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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As someone pointed out elsewhere, this claim by the government that there was "a lack of consensus" about the hate speech elements of this Bill is baseless, since it had already passed through the Dáil.

Also: "'There wasn’t consensus' is such a cop out - a blatant capitulation to racists and the more genteel types (including in the Seanad) that just do the 'how many genders' transphobia"

Exactly.