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Article AJC Welcomes Historic UN Report on Antisemitism “Thanks to Ahmed Shaheed’s methodical and determined leadership, the UN finally is recognizing the severity of this ages-old hatred against Jews, … Source: Ahmed […] September 20, 2019 Article UN Special Rapporteur Warns About Ethno-Religious Tensions In Sri Lanka … U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, visited Sri Lanka to assess the state of religious freedom in […] September 19, 2019 Article Maldives government seeks sweeping counter-terrorism powers The government has proposed legal changes to grant law enforcement bodies sweeping powers to arrest and detain terrorism suspects. A bill to … Source: […] September 12, 2019 Article 'Laws are being made to prevent terrorist attacks' – Defence Minster Former Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, who serves as the UN Special Rapporteur tweeted regarding the proposed amendments to the … Source: Ahmed Shaheed […] September 12, 2019 Article Tolerance for peace The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed concluding his visit to Sri Lanka insisted that it was essential […] August 30, 2019 Article UN official warns of growing threats to religious harmony in Sri Lanka The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Dr Ahmed Shaheed, said that the Sri Lankan government had failed to […] August 30, 2019 Article UN calls out Sri Lanka's failure to protect freedom of religion Dr Ahmed Shaheed visited the country earlier this month by invitation from the government in response to the Easter Sunday terror attacks that […] August 29, 2019 Article Gagging hate speech UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed, concluding his visit to Sri Lanka this week, has called for the […] August 27, 2019 Article Sri Lankan Authorities Must Work 'Vigorously' to Ease Simmering Ethno-Religious Rensions, says … … and subsequent “mob violence” this year, and these tensions must not be ignored,” Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion … […] August 27, 2019