In collaboration with Arseh Sevom, the International Observatory of Human Rights has made a submission to the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerances for her report to the UN General Assembly on combatting glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

The submission discusses state-sponsored anti-Semitism in Iran, the rise of anti-Semitism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the export of anti-Semitism online by pro-Iranian social media accounts. It further explores measures adopted by states and international organizations to stop online hate speech, and the lessons learned when it comes to online content moderation.

Read the full submission below: