Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Obama Lashes Out at Trump's Call for Muslim Ban

President Barack Obama took the unusual step of weighing in on the U.S. presidential campaign Tuesday, lashing out at the Republican who wants to succeed him, billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump. The president ripped into Trump for his proposed ban on Muslims and said Trump’s rhetoric makes the United States less safe. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the president’s strong remarks, from Washington.

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts criticize US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events

~	On Day of Remembrance, UN says history of slave trade can help combat social injustice

~	UN body criticizes US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events

~	Worldwide remembrance of the slave trade 'a tribute to every victim' – senior UNESCO official

~	UN human rights chief welcomes rape law reform in Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan

~	Justice vital to help Iraqi victims of ISIL's sexual violence rebuild lives – UN report

~	'No sign of positive evolution' in Burundi, says head of independent UN rights probe

~	Following El Salvador visit, UN right expert urges authorities to protect people from gangs

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief