3 countries (USA, Canada , Ukraine ) who voted against the UN resolution on fighting the glorification of Nazism. The resolution which was voted on Friday , November 21st , expressed concerns over the spread across the world of various extremist political parties, including neo-Nazis as well as racist extremist movements and ideologies. The third committee of the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution urging countries to adopt more efficient measures to struggle against the glorification of Nazism and other forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. A total of 115 out of 193 UN member-states voted in favor of the document. Three countries opposed the document - Canada, the United States and Ukraine. Another 55 delegations, including from the European Union countries, abstained. Germany was one of the abstaining. The resolution expresses concerns over the spread across the world of various extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis as well as racist extremist movements and ideologies. The text also warns against glorification of the Nazi movement and former members of the Waffen-SS organization and erecting monuments and memorials to them.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:59:50 +0000
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