Denounce racism in your parties, UN rapporteur urges Australian leaders

Mutuma Ruteere warns xenophobic hate speech on the rise, and political leaders need to ‘censure this kind of divisive and racist rhetoric’ in their ranks

• The Guardian
• Paul Karp

Mainstream Australian political leaders need to denounce divisive and racist rhetoric, particularly from members of their own parties, a United Nations expert has said.

The UN special rapporteur on racism, Mutuma Ruteere, made…

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